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.
March 10, 2020
On Wisconsin magazine recently put the spotlight on the importance of multicultural children’s literature and the important work being conducted by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center. The in-depth On Wisconsin report is headlined, “A New Era for Children’s Literature: The Cooperative Children’s Book Center transforms publishing by championing diversity.”
March 4, 2020
According to a recent report from Isthmus, UW–Madison's Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) left a lasting impression on the 2020 Children’s Literature Legacy Award winner Kevin Henkes, who was once a student at UW-Madison.
February 14, 2020
“Johnny’s Pheasant,” written by Cheryl Minnema and Illustrated by Julie Flett, is the winner of the 23rd annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. The book was edited by Erik Anderson and published in 2019 by the University of Minnesota Press. The award is given by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of UW–Madison's School of Education.
January 31, 2020
The Atlantic reviewed “Principles for Success,” a condensed version of Ray Dalio’s original book, which is meant to be read by any age. However, Joe Pinsker, a writer for The Atlantic, and UW-Madison’s KT Horning, director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), were unsure of how younger readers would respond to Dalio’s book.