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New Wisconsin Kiddy Lit News

Here are January doings with Wisconsin’s stunningly talented writers for children and young adults that have crossed the CWW radar:

Gayle Rosengren says she’s “over the moon” that her MG historical fiction book, What the Moon Said, is among the outstanding children’s titles–especially, Gayle says, “those by Crystal Chan, Jamie Swenson, Ann Bausum, and Thelma Godin who are Wisconsin SCBWI friends!–that have been named CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Center) CHOICES for 2015.” Congratulations to all of you exceptional authors.

Silvia Acevedo’s debut young adult novel God Awful Loser, which she and her illustrator husband Jeff Miracola created under the auspices of Three Points Publishing, will be available this spring.

Janet Halfmann’s book Animal Teachers, was chosen by The Book Vine for Children, which lists and sells books for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, as a “Top 25 Pick for 2015.”  Here’s the link: https://www.bookvine.com/25-new-top-picks-for-2015.html

Please visit www.wiswriters.org for the most recent information about the CWW contests and awards banquet.

 

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WI Children's Book Authors' Spring Release List

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Wisconsin chapter, has issued a flyer listing books by Wisconsin authors and illustrators being published this spring. Here’s the list. The actual flyer is at http://wisconsin.scbwi.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/86/files/2014/01/Spring-Release-Flyer.2014.pdf.  The success of Wisconsin writers and artists is just astounding!

2014 SPRING RELEASES by WISCONSIN Authors and Illustrators

PICTURE BOOKS and EARLY READERS
BEN and ZIP: TWO SHORT FRIENDS by Joanne Linden, art by Tom Goldsmith (Flashlight Press, April, 2014) ISBN:
BIG RIG by Jamie A. Swenson, art by Ned Young (Disney Hyperion, 2/4/14) ISBN: 978-1-4231-6330-5
CORK AND FUZZ: WAIT A MINUTE! By Dori Chaconas, art by Lisa McCue (Viking/Penguin Young Readers, 2/6/14) ISBN: 978-0-670-01481-1
HULA HOOPIN’ QUEEN by Thelma Godin, illustrated by vanes Brantley Newton  (Lee & Low Publishers, April) ISBN: 978-1-60060-846
THE PENTECOST STORY by Elizabeth Jaeger (Concordia Publishing, Arch Books, January) ISBN-13: 978-0-7586-4604-0
RAINBOW OF BIRDS by Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Jack Foster (Guardian Angel Publishing, April) ISBN: 978-1-6163-3462-8

MIDDLE GRADE AND YOUNG ADULT
ASK AGAIN LATER, by Liz Czukas (Harper Teen, 3/11/14) YA Contemporary ISBN: 978-0062272393
KATE WALDEN DIRECTS: NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIE CHICKENS by Julie Mata (Disney Hyperion, 5/20/14) Middle Grade. ISBN: 978-1-4231-9459-0
ODIN’S PROMISE by Sandy Brehl (Crispin Books, 4/15/14) MG Historical Fiction ISBN-13: 978-1-883953-65-2
POET’S WORKSHOP series: Read, Recite, and Write Free Verse Poems; Read, Recite, and Write Limericks; Read, Recite, and Write Narrative Poems; and Read, Recite, and Write Nursery Rhymes. By JoAnn Early Macken (Crabtree Publishing) Available in eBook, paperback, and library binding at www.crabtreebooks.com/catalogs/schoolcatalog/
ROAD TO SOMEWHERE, by Kelley Lynn and Jenny S. Morris (Bloomsbury Spark, 2/11/14) YA Contemporary ISBN:
ROYALLY LOST by Angie Stanton (Harper Teen, 5/6/14) YA ISBN-13: 978-0062272584
SUBSTANCE ABUSE: THE ULTIMATE TEEN GUIDE, by Sheri Bestor  (Scarecrow Press) Non-fiction. ISBN: 9780810885585
WHAT THE MOON SAID by Gayle Rosengren (Putnam Young Readers, 2/20/14) MG Historical Fiction ISBN: 978-0-399-16352-4
WHITE SPACE: Book One of the DARK PASSAGES by Ilsa J. Bick (Egmont USA, February) Young Adult ISBN-10: 1606844199, ISBN-13: 978-1606844199

These books will be eligible for the Council for Wisconsin Writers 2014  Tofte/WrightChildren’s Literature Award , which has been won in recent years by SCBWI members Kathleen Ernst, Janet Halfmann and Jacqueline Houtman. Entry deadline for work published in 2013 is Jan. 31, 2014. Please visit the CWW website at www.wiswriters.org for more details.

 

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New Juvenile Offerings Released

Wisconsin children’s authors have been busy. Here’s a list of a bunch of new releases of picture books and middle grade and young adult offerings.

PICTURE BOOKS
ADOPTED LIKE ME, My Book of Adopted Heroes, by Ann Angel, illustrated by
Marc Thomas. Jessica Kingsley Publishers (September, 2013)
ISBN–10: 1849059357 ISBN-13: 978-1849059350
COWBOY BOYD AND MIGHTY CALLIOPE by Lisa Moser, illustrated by
Sebastiaan Van Doninck. Random House Books for Young Readers
(August, 2013) ISBN-10: 0375870563 ISBN-13: 978-037587056
HULA HOOPIN’ QUEEN by Thelma Godin, illustrated by Vaness Brantley
Newton. Lee & Low Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-60060-846-9.
SOPHIE’S SQUASH, by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf.
Schwartz & Wade. (August, 2013) ISBN-10: 0307978966 ISBN-13: 978-
0307978967

MIDDLE GRADE AND YOUNG ADULT
Fiddleheads to Fig Trees: Leaves in All Seasons, by Joann Linden, illustrated
by Laurie Caple. Mountain Press. (October, 2013) ISBN 978-0-87842-606-5
LGBTQ FAMILIES: The Ultimate Teen Guide, by Eva Apelqvist. Scarecrow
Press (Rowman and Littlefield) (September 16, 2013). ISBN-10:
0810885360 ISBN-13: 978-0810885363
MONSTERS: Book III of the ASHES Trilogy, by Ilsa J. Bick. Egmont USA
(September 10, 2013). ISBN-10: 1606841777 ISBN-13: 978-1-60684-177-8
~~~~NOTEWORTHY~~~~
Author BRIDGET ZINN’S debut YA novel, POISON, was released in March of
this year, posthumously. Learn more about Bridget, read glowing reviews of
POISON, and more at her website, http://bridgetzinn.com.
POISON, by Bridget Zinn.
Hyperion Books, ISBN-10:1423139933 ISBN-13: 978-1423139935

Here’s the link to the SCBWI news release announcing all of this good news — and featuring art by SCBWI member Becky Driscoll