In the News

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Alison Formento, author of This Tree Counts! (illustrated by Sarah Snow) is featured in the current issue of American Forests Magazine.

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

As mentioned in the New York Times Book Review, Newbery-honor winner Grace Lin's new books was inspired by our very own Flicka, Dicka, Ricka series by Maj Lindman.

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Friday, August 6, 2010

Librarian on the Roof! A True Story by M.G. King, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin, will represent Texas at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 25 in Washington, D.C.

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Finding Lincoln by Ann Malaspina, illustrated by Colin Bootman has won the 2010 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People in the category of Grades PreK-3.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

THE THREE LITTLE GATORS by Helen Ketteman and illustrated by Will Terry has been named a Wanda Gag Honor Book!

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Josalyn Moran to Join Albert Whitman & Company

Albert Whitman & Company announced today that Josalyn Moran will join the company as Vice President, Publishing effective May 24, 2010. Moran, who has been Children’s Publishing Director of Chronicle Books as well as Vice President of Children’s Books at Barnes & Noble, Associate Publisher at North-South Books, and has held other key positions at Golden Books and Scholastic, will lead the editorial team and direct the editorial vision of this 90-year-old publishing company.

“As a child, as a parent, and as a retailer, Gertrude Chandler Warner’s storytelling has always inspired me. I look forward to continuing my long relationship with the Boxcar Children and to growing the Albert Whitman list of high-quality books for kids as we move towards our 100th anniversary.”

“We’re looking forward to Josalyn joining the leadership team and contributing to the strategy and vision of the company,” says company President John Quattrocchi.

Moran, who is relocating to the Chicago area, will attend BEA in May on behalf of Albert Whitman & Company.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Finding Lincoln by Ann Malaspina, illustrated by Colin Bootman, has been named a 2010 Honor Book for the Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award.


Four Albert Whitman & Company titles have been named to the IRA-CBC Children's Choices list for 2010!

• Backpack Stories by Kevin O'Malley
• The Trouble with Sisters and Robots by Steve Gritton
• What's So Special About Planet Earth? by Robert E. Wells
• Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro, photos by Steven Vote

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Miss Fox's Class Goes Green by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Anne Kennedy, wins a Green Earth Book Award!

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Three Albert Whitman & Company titles have been named 2010 Notable Social Studies Trades Books by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council (CBC):

• Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro, photos by Steven Vote
• Duck for Turkey Day by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Kathryn Mitter
• Finding Lincoln by Ann Malaspina, illustrated by Colin Bootman

A complete annotated book list will be available from both organizations in June 2010.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Fox Walked Alone by Barbara Reid has been named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Younger Readers by the Association of Jewish Libraries.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Finding Lincoln by Ann Malaspina, illustrated by Colin Bootman, featured on Boston Fox-affliate morning news as part of NAPPA coverage (can be seen at opening and then mentioned at minute 3:33)
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/top-products-for-families

Author Jacqueline Jules on the Schoolwide Blog --
http://www.schoolwidefundamentals.com/post/2009/10/26/How-can-celebrating-Thanksgiving-in-class-benefit-ELL-students.aspxwww.schoolwidefundamentals.com

Finding Lincoln by Ann Malaspina, illustrated by Colin Bootman is a NAPPA Gold winner and top pick!
http://www.parenthood.com/nappa/books09_6up.phpwww.parenthood.com

Author Shannon Riggs speaks and images from her book Not in Room 204 appear in video about Liberty House, a non-profit center helping child abuse victims in Oregon, from CCTV.
http://www.cctvsalem.org/nonprofit/liberty-house.phpCCTV - Capital Community Television

Albert Whitman & Company Spring 2010 Librarian Preview on A Fuse #8 Production:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1790000379/post/740049874.html

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Monday, October 5, 2009

The Boxcar Children is one of ten children's books that inspire wanderlust at Frill Seeker Diary:
http://www.frillseekerdiary.com/?p=1880
“I’ve wanted to see the world since I first ran out into my backyard as a young child, was promptly yelled at by my mom, and locked back inside. Though I credit a certain amount of curiosity, I also believe my love of reading had a great deal to do with it. Books can take you anywhere you wanna go, for a short time, but when the pages closed, I longed to be in the lands for-real and forever. Below you can find a few of my childhood favorites, that gave me a sense of adventure, and made me question life outside of my bedroom. I hope they give your kids a new outlook on life, too.”

Dinosaur Starts School by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illustrated by Deborah Allwright, is featured in "Super School-Year Starters" in the Back-to-School issue of Learning Magazine.

The Terrible Secrets of the Tell-All Club by Catherine Stier is reviewed in the August 2009 issue of Instructor Magazine.

Illustrator Anne Kennedy (Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class by Eileen Spinelli) is featured in the Delaware (OH) Gazette: http://www.delgazette.com/local.asp?ID=1761&Story=3
“As Anne Vittur Kennedy added some touches to the latest book she is working on, light poured in through the window in her upstairs Lewis Center studio, illuminating the shelves around her, where copies of each book she has illustrated over the years are stored. A recent review from Booklist, a magazine published by the American Library Association, called Kennedy’s artwork ‘exuberant watercolor pictures.’”

The Boxcar Children is on a list of Top Children's Books on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111776666
“As summer vacations draw to a close and school-age children begin the mad scramble to fulfill their summer reading obligations, author Lesley M. M. Blume recommends a few timeless books that may not be on the required book lists.”

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