May 20, 2022
Tessa Michaelson Schmidt was recently named the next director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of UW–Madison’s School of Education. Schmidt will start in this role July 25, and will provide leadership and vision for the CCBC and its team of librarians.
March 15, 2022
UW–Madison’s Madelyn Tyner, a librarian in the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), spoke with the Indian general news and opinion website The Quint recently about why CCBC data shows that children's books are becoming more diverse. CCBC data is also highlighted in the article.
February 8, 2022
An inspiring story about UW–Madison alumnus Edward Wortis appears in the Winter 2021 issue of On Wisconsin magazine. Wortis, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Theatre and Drama, has struggled through his lifetime with dysgraphia, a neurological disorder that impairs the ability to write. Despite this, he has written more than 80 bestselling children's books and earned top honors in the field.
September 22, 2021
The life and work of UW–Madison alumni Laura Dronzek and Kevin Henkes was featured recently in the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s On Wisconsin magazine. The article, titled “A Storybook Romance,” describes how Dronzek and Henkes — who both earned degrees from the School of Education’s Art Department — met at UW–Madison, married, and now “make magic together in children’s literature.”
July 15, 2021
CBS This Morning utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s KT Horning for a video report that is headlined, “Why diverse children's books are important tools for teaching kids about themselves and others.” Horning is the director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education.
April 22, 2021
Data from UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, was utilized in two recent articles examining the decision of the Dr. Seuss estate to stop selling six of the author’s books that include racial and ethnic stereotypes.
April 21, 2021
Preliminary diversity stats for 2020 compiled by UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center are utilized in a recent report from the Associated Press. The AP also interviewed UW–Madison's KT Horning, who directs the CCBC, which is housed within the School of Education.
February 3, 2021
Data from UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, was referenced in a recent article in The Atlantic about former New England Patriots football player Martellus Bennett’s new career as a children’s book author, and his activism for more Black characters in children’s publishing and entertainment.
January 22, 2021
UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, was cited as an important change agent recently by veteran children's book editor Rosemary Brosnan (Harper Collins), in an interview she did with BookPage.
November 24, 2020
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) sought out the expertise of UW–Madison’s Kathleen Horning for an article about the lack of diversity in children’s books, and how authors and publishers are working for greater representation. Horning is the director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education.