by sherylbooks | Feb 1, 2012 | For Educators, For Parents, Help for writers, Worthy Causes
There are lots of great projects that need funding, but one that I really support is CODE Canada’s work to encourage and assist the publication of books in third world countries. Imagine a child living in a third world country trying to make sense of books...
by sherylbooks | Jan 24, 2012 | For Educators, For Kids, For Parents, for teens, Worthy Causes
Shame on American television networks who don’t believe that the winners of the most prestigious children’s book awards in the U.S. are newsworthy. This is the second year that the major networks have declined to carry segments with the Caldecott or...
by sherylbooks | Jan 11, 2012 | News, Publishing News, Worthy Causes |
According The Guardian, McDonalds UK have announced that they will be giving away NINE MILLION (yep, you read that right, NINE MILLION) books with Happy Meals. The partnership between HarperCollins UK and McDonalds is one way of reaching out to a population of...
by sherylbooks | Sep 30, 2011 | For Educators, For Parents, Worthy Causes, Writing Life
The Toronto Public Library system isn’t the only library in trouble in North America. While their solution is to rally creators to inspire the public to lobby an unresponsive city council, The New York Times reports that other libraries like Adams Memorial...
by sherylbooks | Sep 29, 2011 | For Educators, For Parents, News, Worthy Causes
Most of us know the importance of early literacy, but here’s a really good article by Wayne Grady that sums it all up. You’ve heard it all before so why should you care? The following is a short quote from the article with a few stats that I hope will...
by sherylbooks | Sep 28, 2011 | Events, For Educators, For Parents, Worthy Causes
Announcing the new National Reading Campaign YouTube Channel. Watch well-known authors such as Terry Fallis, Robert Rotenberg and Brian Francis talk about what reading means to them.
