Morning Notes: Sometimes It’s Pretty Frightening Edition

A DECLARATION

The Brown Bookshelf recently posted A Declaration of Support of Children, signed and supported by a huge cast of children’s authors and illustrators. Click here to read it.

DOWN WITH HOVERBOARDS

Do some good this holiday season: give books. And if you pledge to do so, Chronicle Books will donate a book to a child in need (via First Book). Click here to make the pledge.

SPOTTED IN THE WILD

The elusive Berenstain Bear Bike. Karen K in Denver sent this one my way. Can anyone name the book?

STEPHEN KING, PICTURE BOOK AUTHOR

Real headline alert! Click here to check out the picture book SK wrote (under a psydonym) over at EarlyWord.

COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU

The 90 Second Newbery film festival is crisscrossing the country –

*January 21, 2017 – SAN ANTONIO, TX*
Hosted by James Kennedy and Nikki Loftin (*Wish Girl*). At the Charlene
McCombs Empire Theatre (224 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX). 3 pm.

*February 11, 2017 – TACOMA, WA*
Hosted by James Kennedy, Doug Mackey, and Keir Graff (*Matchstick Castle)*.
At the Tacoma Public Library (1102 Tacoma Ave S). 3-5 pm.

*February 12, 2017 – PORTLAND, OR*
Hosted by James Kennedy, Keir Graff, and Dale Basye (*Heck: Where the Bad
Kids Go *series*)*. At the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd.).
Sponsored by Portland Community Media. 4:30 pm.

*February 17, 2017 – OAKLAND, CA*
Hosted by James Kennedy, Keir Graff, and Marcus Ewert (*Mummy Cat*). At
Rockridge Branch of the Oakland Public Library (5366 College Ave, Oakland,
CA). 7 pm.

*February 18, 2017 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA*
Hosted by James Kennedy, Keir Graff, and Marcus Ewert (*Mummy Cat*). At the
San Francisco Public Library main branch (100 Larkin Street) in the Koret
Auditorium. 4-6 pm.

*February 25, 2017 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN*
Hosted by James Kennedy, Keir Graff, and Kelly Barnhill (*The Witch’s Boy)*.
At the Minneapolis Central Library (300 Nicollet Mall) in Pohlad Hall. 3-5
pm.

*March 11, 2017 – NEW YORK, NY*
Hosted by James Kennedy, Keir Graff, and a co-host TBA. At the Stephen A.
Schwarzman Building (5th Ave at 42nd St., New York, NY) in the Bartos
Forum. 3-5 pm.

*March 12, 2017 – BROOKLYN, NY*
Hosted by James Kennedy, Keir Graff, and a co-host TBA. At Central Library
(10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY) in the Dweck Auditorium. 2-4 pm.

*March 19, 2017 – ROCHESTER, NY*
Hosted by James Kennedy and Charles Benoit (*Snow Job)*. At the Dryden
Theatre at the Eastman Museum (900 East Ave, Rochester, NY). 2-4 pm.

*April 1, 2017 – CHICAGO, IL*
Hosted by James Kennedy and Keir Graff. At the Vittum Theater (1012 N Noble
St.). 3-5 pm.

*April 22, 2017 – ASHEVILLE, NC*
Hosted by James Kennedy and Alan Gratz (*The League of Seven *series). At
the Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood St., Asheville, NC). 1-3 pm.

*April 30, 2017 – BOSTON AREA*
Hosted by James Kennedy and a co-host TBA. At the Brookline Public Library
(361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA). 2-4 pm.

Cyclone by Doreen Cronin. Out May 16, 2017

Oh, looks like Doreen Cronin has a new book coming out.

*Rubs eyes*

Wait – it’s Doreen Cronin’s debut middle grade novel. Looks like the Click, Clack, Moo author has been up to stuff.

School Library Journal released their annual Best of the Year via KidLit TV. Here’s the video of the announcement:

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