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Children’s Book Week and Freebies and an Auction, Oh My!

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If you’re a children’s writer, you probably already know about Children’s Book Week–but just in case you don’t…wheeee! It’s Children’s Book Week!

What that means for you is the way cool poster by David Wiesner (it’s free!) that you can send off for and have mailed to your very own home or library or school. Or the way cool bookmark by Lane Smith (also free!) that you can print off, paste to cardboard, and have for your very own books. And the Children’s Choice Book Awards (How many have YOU read?) that represent tons of kiddie votes. (P.S. I’ve got some Middle Grade reading to do.)

And now that you’re all pumped up about Children’s Book Week, you’re ready to do what it takes to get your own book out there to the kiddies, right? So you might want to check out the Pens for Paws Auction where writers are auctioning off all kinds of lovely things. Including manuscript critiques! Wheee!

Or maybe you just love kitties. Either way, off you go–the auction’s like Children’s Book Week: Ending May 13th!!!!

Finding Children’s Choice Book Winners

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2009-CBW-Poster I know prestigious awards are, well, prestigious. And I’d certainly jump up and down if I won one. But I think I’d be jumping and hollering if I won a Children’s Choice Book Award.

I mean, kids vote for the winners. And if you write for kids, what better feeling is there than for a bunch of kids to think you’re swell?

Mo Willems won for The Pigeon Wants a Puppy (K-2) Oh, that pigeon is a hoot (no pun intended).

Dinah Williams won for Spooky Cemeteries (3-4th)…I’m adding that book to my library list.  I’ll also be adding Thirteen, the 5-6th winner, written by Lauren Myracle. You can read more about the Children’s Choice Book Awards if you visit the website. And you can even order this nifty poster by Ian Falconer. I’m completely in love with Olivia, and I think can spare sixty cents. But I can download the bookmark by Dan Yaccarino for free!

Children’s Book Week lasts all week, so check out the website to see if there’s an activity in your area. If my Junior Halls were still little, we’d be all over Children’s Book Week. Heck, who am I kidding? I don’t need kids to be jumping up and down about Children’s Book Week!