Suzanne Collins talks reading…every day
By Morgan on June 4th, 2013
Now we can add bestselling, award-winning author of The Hunger Games, The Underland Chronicles, and the forthcoming picture book Year of the Jungle to our list of amazing celebrities who share their thoughts on the importance of reading! Recently, Suzanne Collins sat down and filmed a PSA for us as part of our Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. global literacy campaign. Check it out below — and find all of our celebrity PSAs right here!
A new look for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!
By Morgan on May 30th, 2013
The time has come…for cover #2! In February, we were thrilled to announce the release of 7 brand-new covers for the entire Harry Potter series, each designed by Kazu Kibuishi, and to reveal the cover of book 1, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’smore… full post
How do you keep track of what you read?
By Jessica on May 28th, 2013
There are so many books and so little time. Book suggestions and pretty covers are like sirens calling to you. How do you keep track of what you read or what you want to read? It is the dilemma of book lovers everywhere. It is a topic thatmore… full post
The girls of Little Mix share a reading message
By Megan on May 28th, 2013
The girls of the widely-successful group Little Mix are having a good day. Their debut album ‘DNA’ was released in the U.S. today and is already number two on iTunes! There’s no doubt the girls of Little Mix love to sing, but we’re thrilled tomore… full post
A Harry Potter surprise at BEA 2013!
By Megan on May 28th, 2013
Harry Potter fans, your attention please. We have some exciting news to share! On Thursday, May 30, 2013 (that’s in two days, people!) Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the bestselling Amulet series, and Scholastic will unveil the new cover for themore… full post
Pam Allyn’s 5 tips for summer reading
By Megan on May 26th, 2013
Pam Allyn is the Executive Director and founder of LitWorld and an ambassador for Scholastic’s Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. global literacy campaign. Pam recently wrote an article for Scholastic Instructor magazine about her passion formore… full post
Summer reading: What’s in our “stacks”?
By Lauren on May 24th, 2013
Happy Memorial Day Weekend, OOM readers! That’s right, this weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and for some of us, the official start of summer reading. As Meghan pointed out earlier this week, many of us have already gotten a jump on ourmore… full post
In Our Feeds: excerpt of The Dream Thieves, 20 most beautiful libraries on film and tv, sleepy american students, Harry Potter sold at auction
By Jessica on May 24th, 2013
Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! I wanted to start with one of the coolest lists I’ve seen in a while. Flavorwire put together amore… full post
130th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge
By Alex on May 24th, 2013
Today marks the 130th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge! As many of you know, Scholastic Headquarters is located in downtown Manhattan so many of my colleagues bike and drive over the Brooklyn Bridge everyday. To celebrate this magnificentmore… full post
Freddy says . . .
By Suzanne on May 23rd, 2013
Few people know more about kids and reading than Freddy Hiebert. The California-based literacy expert and head of TextProject has devoted her life to helping beginning and struggling readers attain high levels of literacy. Hiebert also providesmore… full post
