the childrens book council presentation

							The Children’s Book Council
        A Mini-Lesson by
         Laura K. Losch
      EDIT 6300: Fall 2006
          The Children’s Book Council
    The Children's Book Council, Inc. is
    the nonprofit trade association of
    publishers and packagers of trade
    books and related materials for
    children and young adults.

    The goals of the Children's Book
    Council are:
   to make the reading and enjoyment
    of children's books an essential part
    of America's educational and social
    goals;
   to enhance public perception of the
    importance of reading by
    disseminating information about
    books and related materials for
    young people and information about
    children's book publishing; and
   to create materials to support
    literacy and reading encouragement
    programs and to encourage the
    annual observance of National
    Children's Book Week and Young
    People's Poetry Week.
The Children’s Book Council
            This organization began when Franklin
                K. Mathiews, Librarian of the Boy
                Scouts of America, created Book
                Week in 1919.

            This organization was first known as the
                Association of Children’s Book
                Editors.

            In 1999 they created Young People’s
                Poetry Week.

            CBC is a non-profit trade association.
               Members are persons who are U.S.
               publishers of children’s literature
               and trade materials. Personal
               membership are prohibited.
           The Children’s Book Council
What Can They Do For You?
   Assist in the sponsorship of Children’s Book Week and Young People’s Poetry Week.
   Materials available for purchase, such as Book Week promotional items and bookmarks.
   They create several booklists that are available for reproduction by Media Specialists. They
    even produce Graphic Novel and Spanish-language booklists!
   Great resource for a Media Specialist to become familiar with the hottest new books and
    materials.
   A source for children’s literature news and events, including book awards.
   They even have information on how to get a children’s book published.
The Children’s Book Council

Contact Information

The Children's Book Council
   12 West 37th Street, 2nd Floor
   New York, NY 10018-7480

   Telephone: (212) 966-1990

   Fax: (212) 966-2073
   Toll Free Fax: (888) 807-9355

   Orders only: (800) 999-2160

   www.cbcbooks.org
    The Children’s Book Council




CBC Magazine

   CBC publishes a FREE monthly e-magazine called CBC Features.

   This magazine is full of great information such as children’s movie
    reviews, biographies of children’s authors, “hot of the press” books,
    more booklists, and details national literary events taking place.

   CBC Features is accessed online by clicking the “CBC Features” icon on
    the CBC homepage; a hard copy can also be requested.
The Children’s Book
Council
          Other Interesting Facts

             CBC has answers to common
              questions about how to get a
              children’s book published.

             CBC maintains a list of authors
              and illustrators who are
              published by CBC members and
              links to their respective website.

             CBC has an illustrators guide to
              getting a children’s book
              published. They even help
              authors find illustrators.