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USPS Honors Author and Illustrator Tomie dePaola With Forever Stamp

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Friday, May 5, 2023
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Postal Service celebrates children's book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola with the release of a Forever stamp.

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  • Postal Service celebrates children's book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola with the release of a Forever stamp.
  • DePaola (1934-2020) produced an extraordinarily varied body of work that encompasses folktales and legends, informational books, religious and holiday stories, and autobiographical tales.
  • Following his death, the Currier Museum established the Tomie dePaola Art Education Fund to support art instruction for young people from all backgrounds.
  • News of the Tomie dePaola stamp is being shared with the hashtag #TomiedePaolaStamp.

ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS MERYL STREEP TO NARRATE "BIG TREE" AUDIOBOOK

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, announced today that three-time Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate the audiobook edition of BIG TREE. The illustrated novel by #1 New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning author-artist Brian Selznick, will be released simultaneously in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook on April 4, 2023. For more about Big Tree and to listen to an audiobook excerpt, visit www.scholastic.com/bigtree. 

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  • For more about Big Tree and to listen to an audiobook excerpt, visit www.scholastic.com/bigtree .
  • Featuring extensive sound design with natural sound effects, the audiobook edition will feature original music, giving listeners an immersive reading experience.
  • Meryl Streep said, "With Big Tree, Brian Selznick has created a profound and lovely book.
  • We are beyond delighted to have the incomparable Meryl Streep give voice to this epic story.

Discussing Slavery in Classrooms -- #1 New York Times Bestselling Author's New Book Shows the Way

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Friday, December 30, 2022
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 3, 2023, Kwame Alexander, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Crossover, The Door of No Return and The Undefeated, will kick off a national tour at Judy Blume's in Key West, Florida for An American Story, a bold children's picture book that explains American slavery through the voice of a teacher who is struggling to help her students understand its place in history.

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  • Kwame Alexander's An American Story releases Jan. 3 and will help educators and parents start the conversation.
  • "I wrote this book after a rather difficult parent-teacher conference back in my daughter's fourth grade school year," said Alexander, whose book The Crossover is a forthcoming Disney+ television series.
  • "An American Story is for all teachers and parents trying to find their voices, trying to share a lesson that we all find so difficult to discuss.
  • Dare Coulter (she/her) is an award-winning artist, muralist, and sculptor whose primary artistic objective is to create positive imagery of Black people and families.

OVER 60,000 COPIES OF LUPITA NYONG'O'S SULWE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THIS FALL

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Award® winning actress Lupita Nyong'o, Lancôme, First Book, and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing are proud to announce that October 15, 2022, is "Sulwe Day." To celebrate the third anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within, over 60,000 limited edition copies of Sulwe will be distributed to more than 1,000 classrooms in underserved communities across the country via the First Book network of schools this fall; participating classrooms around the country will read Sulwe together throughout the month of October.

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  • Since 1992, First Book has distributed more than 225 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income communities.
  • "Sulwe's message is such an important one for children everywhere, but most especially for the children we serve.
  • "Sulwe Day is such a wonderful opportunity for educators and children to reflect on the book's inspiring messages of inclusion and empowerment."
  • While maintaining an extensive award-winning backlist, the division continues to publish acclaimed and bestselling books for children of all ages.

DOG MAN: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA BY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND CALDECOTT HONOREE DAV PILKEY TO BE PUBLISHED WORLDWIDE ON MARCH 28, 2023

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Thursday, August 4, 2022
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NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Readers and retailers rejoice! Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, announced today that 2023 will be a big and exciting year for kids and families everywhere with the publication of a new Dog Man graphic novel. DOG MAN: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA, the newest book in the #1 global bestselling and critically-acclaimed series will release on March 28, 2023, simultaneously in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and throughout Asia. This eleventh installment in the series follows Dog Man: Mothering Heights which dominated both children's and adult bestseller lists, and was the #1 bestselling book overall in 2021, selling more than 2 million copies to date in the U.S. alone. In just over five years since Dog Man launched to multiple starred reviews, there are more than 50 million copies of the Dog Man books in print with translations in 42 languages. DreamWorks Animation is currently developing a movie adaptation of Dog Man.

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  • With more than 90 million copies in print to date, the Captain Underpants series will soon mark its 25th anniversary.
  • In a statement, Caldecott Honoree Dav Pilkey said: "I am humbled and grateful to do what I love for a living.
  • All ten books in the Dog Man series published to date have clinched the #1 spot on renowned bestseller lists.
  • The publication of Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea marks Dav Pilkey's 35 years of writing and illustrating award-winning and bestselling books for children.

SCHOLASTIC PLANTS "BIG TREE" BY #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND AWARD-WINNING ARTIST BRIAN SELZNICK

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, is set to publish BIG TREE, an immersive novel in words and pictures by Brian Selznick, the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the Caldecott Medal-winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret. This new trailblazing tour de force will be released in hardcover and ebook formats on April 4, 2023, simultaneously in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Illumination owns the film rights for the book.

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  • It is filled with mystery and danger, humor, heart, and hope, and will captivate readers ages seven and up.
  • Illumination's Chris Meledandri said, "Brian Selznick is a singular talent who immerses the reader in the natural world with his stunning imagery.
  • He followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck, adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and thenthe New York Times bestseller, The Marvels.
  • Selznick's most recent bestselling novel Kaleidoscope was a New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2021.

Lerner Publishing Group Receives Caldecott Honor, Five Other American Library Association Youth Media Awards

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lerner Publishing Group has received six 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards.

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  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lerner Publishing Group has received six 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards.
  • Although Floyd was honored with many awards and accolades throughout his career, this is his first Caldecott Honor, as well as the first Caldecott Honor for Lerner Publishing Group.
  • We are thrilled to receive six ALA awards and honors in the same year, said Adam Lerner, Publisher and CEO of Lerner Publishing Group.
  • Carolrhoda Books , an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group , creates high-quality fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults.

Scholastic To Publish A New Graphic Novel By Dav Pilkey, The #1 Global Bestselling Author And Award-Winning Illustrator Of Dog Man

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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School Library Journal, also in a starred review, raved that Cat Kid Comic Club is "Colorful, compelling, and laugh-out-loud funny.

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  • School Library Journal, also in a starred review, raved that Cat Kid Comic Club is "Colorful, compelling, and laugh-out-loud funny.
  • The launch of Cat Kid Comic Club marked Dav Pilkey's 34 years of publishing bestselling and award-winning books for children.
  • His first graphic novel, The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, was published in 2002, fourteen years before the release of the first Dog Man graphic novel.
  • All ten books in the Dog Man series published to date have clinched the #1 overall spot on renowned bestseller lists.

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre from Carolrhoda Books® Named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book

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Friday, November 12, 2021
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, by celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper has been named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Book .

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  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, by celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper has been named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Book .
  • Previously, Unspeakable was also longlisted for the National Book Awards, named a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nonfiction Honor Book, and was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize.
  • The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had its own school system, libraries, churches, restaurants, post office, movie theaters, and more.
  • Carolrhoda authors and illustrators have been honored with awards such as the Coretta Scott King Book Award, the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, and the Jane Addams Childrens Book Award.

Scholastic Announces Acclaimed Actress Gwendoline Christie As Narrator For Audio Edition Of "Kaleidoscope" By #1 New York Times Bestselling Author And Award-Winning Artist Brian Selznick

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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We couldn't be more thrilled to have the uber-talented Gwendoline Christie voice the audiobook.

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  • We couldn't be more thrilled to have the uber-talented Gwendoline Christie voice the audiobook.
  • Gwendoline Christie said, "What a pleasure to communicate the spectacular Brian Selznick's captivating, wildly imaginative and thrillingly phantasmagorical collection of stories!
  • "Putting together the audio version of Kaleidoscope was a great joy and an incredible challenge," said Brian Selznick.
  • Gwendoline most recently starred on stage in Nicholas Hytner'sproduction of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Bridge Theatre as "Titania."