CAN! Authors and Illustrators Inspire a Lifelong Love of Reading, Art and Writing!
We are a community of acclaimed children's book authors and illustrators. We promote literacy and the enjoyment of quality books.Through lively presentations we inspire children to read, write, and grow creatively. Read more about CAN!
CONGRATULATIONS TO Joanne Rocklin and Jeri Chase Ferris, winners of this year's Golden Kite Award FICTION The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin (Amulet Books/Abrams),
NONFICTION Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris (HM for Children)
March 6, 2013 Birney Elementary School‘s “Reading Under the Stars” April Halprin Wayland wil be the Featured Author.
May 13 – June 17, 2013…UCLA Extension Writers Program 7p.m. – 10 p.m. Writing Picture Books for Children April Halprin Wayland will be once again teaching this boot camp class –lots of work, lots of joy–packed into six weeks. Sign up now!
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel has received starred reviews from Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, and School Library Journal. It is a Junior Library Guild selection, a 2012 New York Public Library Best Title for Reading and Sharing, and one of Booklist's Top 10 Art Books for 2012.
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel has received starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus and School Library Journal. It's a Junior Library Guild selection, a Winter '12-'13 Inspired Recommendation for Kids from Indie Booksellers, and an Amazon Best Picture Book of the Month (January).
Janet Wong has been appointed co-chair of the Notable Books for a Global Society (NBGS) Committee, part of the IRA Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group. Each year the NBGS Committee selects 25 outstanding children's/young adult trade books for enhancing understanding of people and cultures around the world.
Our very own Janet Wong (and Sylvia Vardell) founded Pomelo Books and have published a series of poetry anthologies to make it easy for teachers to share a poem every week with their class, with connections to the Common Core or the Texas TEKS (depending on the version). Joan Bransfield Graham and April Halprin Wayland both have poems in each of the Poetry Friday Anthologies, including the newest, The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School.
