As world publishing heads for Bologna, two leading researchers in children’s reading talk about ‘a golden age of children’s literature.’
World Read Aloud Day 2022: LitWorld’s Innovative Partnerships
Behind today’s annual Scholastic-sponsored World Read Aloud Day program lie ‘innovation partnerships,’ a key part of LitWorld’s success.
Penguin Random House: New Stories of Social Impact
Penguin Random House’s site focused on the publisher’s social outreach has a 2020 update on international projects and growth in diversity.
The UK/Ireland World Book Day Emphasizes Family Reading
While Nielsen says reading declined ‘slightly’ in the pandemic year, the UK’s World Book Day emphasis is on family reading with youngsters.
World Read Aloud Day 2021: ‘The Power of Sharing Stories’
Reading aloud is ‘a way of making reading visible,’ says Scholastic’s Pam Allyn, founder of the LitWorld nonprofit.
Penguin Random House’s Global Social Impact: Claire von Schilling
Vowing to address its own workforce demographics, Penguin Random House releases a Global Social Impact site on corporate responsibility.
UK’s National Literary Trust Research Finds Benefits of Audiobooks for Kids
A report commissioned by the Publishers Association says that during the COVID-19 lockdown, UK children listened to audiobooks, arguing to end their VAT.
Coronavirus Impact: Scholastic Adjusts Its Summer Reading Program
As much as 30 percent of typical annual reading gains may not be carried into schoolwork in the autumn, says an NWEA report, as the COVID-19 pandemic affects US education.
The UK’s 2020 World Book Day: ‘Reading in Sharp Decline’
Armed with new and disturbing survey information about youth reading from the National Literary Trust, this year’s UK World Book Day hands out book tokens.
Today’s World Read Aloud Day: ‘Competing for Attention’
On World Read Aloud Day, literary charity LitWorld works with Scholastic and other global organizations to encourage individuals and communities improve literacy.