Recent News
January 21, 2010
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast interviews Melissa Sweet: In 2009 the Caldecott committee awarded Melissa Sweet the Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in A River of Words, written by Jen Bryant. Today, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast interviews Melissa about her multi-media artwork and her breakfast-of-choice! Click here to read "Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Melissa Sweet."
January 05, 2010
Katherine Paterson Appointed National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: Congratulations to Katherine Paterson on her appointment as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, which was announced in a ceremony on January 5 by James Billington, Librarian of Congress. Paterson is best known for her beloved novels such as the Newbery-award winning Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and Jacob Have I Loved. Her first published book, however, was a work of nonfiction for middle-school-age readers, Who Am I?, which Eerdmans has just released in a new edition. For more information about this new release, click here.
November 13, 2009
EBYR Title Chosen as One of the "Top Ten Religion Books for Youth": Something to Sing About by C.C. Payne has been chosen as one of the 2009 "Top 10 Religion Books for Youth" by Booklist magazine. The "Top 10 Religion Books for Youth" list is featured in the November 15th issue of Booklist magazine and is available online today. Click here to view the entire list of books.
January 27, 2009
2009 ALA Youth Media Awards Announced, Two EBYR Titles Receive Prestigious Honors
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the top books, videos, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family, and Batchelder awards—at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver.
Among the selections for award winners and honor books were A River of Words, and Garmann's Summer, two books from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. (read more)
November 11, 2008
Eerdmans’ Title Selected as one of the Best Illustrated Books of 2008 by the New York Times
On Sunday, November 9th, the New York Times Book Review released their list of the “Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2008” – a list featuring ten titles, which are chosen by a panel of judges from among several thousand books published that year.
Among the top ten books is
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. This is the second time a title illustrated by Melissa Sweet has been included on this list.
(read more)
October 23, 2008
EBYR Title Chosen for International Translation Contest: Four Feet, Two Sandals has been chosen as one of the titles for the Itabashi Translation Contest, a competition in which Japanese residents attempt their own translation of the book into their native language. (read more)
October 17, 2008
National Book Award Finalist: Congratulations to Kathi Appelt, author of the EBYR title, I See the Moon, for being selected as one of this year’s National Book Award finalists in the Young People’s Literature category for her latest title, The Underneath (Atheneum). Winners will be announced on November 19, 2008 at the 59th National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner in New York City. For more information visit the National Book Award website
September 25, 2008
Award-Winning Illustrator Melissa Sweet Visits Hometown Celebration of Legendary American Poet
Erica Williams Gilbert (left) and Daphne Williams Fox (center) — granddaughters of the Pulitzer Prize winning poet William Carlos Williams — stand with Melissa Sweet (right), illustrator of A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams.
The three met on September 23, 2008 during the William Carlos Williams Symposium in Rutherford, New Jersey, where thousands gathered to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of the man who many consider to be one of the most influential poets of the early twentieth century. (read more)
September 15, 2008
Children's book honored by First Lady of Wisconsin: The First Lady of Wisconsin, Jessica Doyle, has chosen Four Feet, Two Sandals as an upcoming feature title for Read On Wisconsin! — an online book club for students in Wisconsin.
August 6, 2008
Well-known illustrator passes away: Children’s book illustrator Pauline Baynes passed away on August 1, at the age of 85. Baynes — best known for illustrating J. R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and all seven volumes of C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia — has illustrated many Eerdmans’ books, including Questionable Creatures and The Elephant’s Ball. In the fall of 2009, Eerdmans will release one of Baynes’ final projects, a book of illustrations of selections from the Qur’an. Read her obituaries in The Guardian and The Independent.
August 5, 2008
Authors of the Month: Janice and Tim Shefelman, the author and illustrator of Eerdmans’ I, Vivaldi, have been selected to be the September Authors of the Month at the Austin, TX, area Barnes & Noble locations. A special booksigning event will take place on Saturday, September 6th at 2:00 p.m. in the Round Rock Barnes & Noble Store.
June 16, 2008
Expert Recommends Book: Jacqueline Golding, a Ph.D. level practicing psychologist, recommends picture books for the big and small changes in a child's life through her website Healing Stories. This week she has featured Always with You by Ruth Vander Zee, illustrated by Ronald Himler, as a picture book that lends hope to children who have sustained traumatic losses.
