Charles M. Schultz Birthday

Charles Schulz, creator of Snoopy and the beloved Peanuts gang, would have been 86 today.

He was the most widely syndicated cartoonist ever. His work appeared in over 2,300 newspapers and he published more than 1400 books. He won both the Peabody and Emmy. Wow. What a legacy.

Read some fun Peanuts trivia and comic strips.



Thank you, Charles!

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards

Have you heard of The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards? They’ve recognized excellence in children’s and young adult literature since 1967.

Dude, that’s a long time.

This is a really prestigious award, but it sure does have a funky name!

It turns out that like 300 hundred years ago kids didn’t have books (aaaaaaaaaah!!!); the monks taught them with a wooden paddle that had an alphabet and a verse glued to the surface. It got the name hornbook because a piece of transparent horn protected the verse.

Eeew.

Anyways, here are the 2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winners:









Nonfiction: The Wall by Peter Sis

Fiction and Poetry: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Ellen Forney

Picture Book: At Night by Jonathan Bean

Special Citation: The Arrival by Shaun Tan by Shaun Tan

Be sure to check out the cool author websites and the past winners, too.