“On Various Subjects: 250 Years of Phillis Wheatley,” an exhibit at Memorial Library, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the first book of African American poetry and explores its author’s long legacy. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, loaned six children’s books telling Wheatley’s life story for the …
Diversity statistics collected by UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) were highlighted last month in a report from Madison’s local NBC affiliate, NBC15. The CCBC’s newest data show that 45 percent of books sent to the CCBC and published last year were written by people of color, while 35 percent were about people of color. …
UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) was highlighted in May and again in June by Publisher’s Weekly (PW), which “offers feature articles and news on all aspects of the book business, bestsellers lists in a number of categories, and industry statistics.” Administratively housed in the School of Education and also supported by the Wisconsin Department …
By Kari Dickinson The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has updated its annual Diversity Statistics to include data on the 3,450 books for children and teens received by the CCBC that were published in 2022.* The CCBC has been documenting books for children and teens it receives annually by and about Black, Indigenous, and people …
A recent article in The Horn Book magazine, titled “CCBC and Diverse Books: Numbers Are Just Part of the Story,” shares a brief history and offers insights into how the School of Education’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) documents its Diversity Statistics. CCBC librarians Merri V. Lindgren and Madeline Tyner, Assistant Director Megan Schliesman, and …
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) released its latest “CCBC Choices” — and this year’s publication is shifting from print to online. This best-of-the-year list is created annually by the librarians of the CCBC. In addition to what is typically found in “CCBC Choices” — including annotations and age recommendations for each book highlighted — the “CCBC Choices 2023” features enhancements …
“Me and the Boss: A Story about Mending and Love,” written by Michelle Edwards and illustrated by April Harrison, is the winner of the 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. This award is given annually by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education, to …
A newspaper reporter from South Korea recently came to Madison to learn more about the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) and its efforts over the past several decades to track diversity in children’s books. The article, written by Won-Hyung Choi from The Hankyoreh, examines how the CCBC has worked to document the representation of historically …
Grace Lin and Alvina Ling will deliver the 2022 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., in the Great Hall at Memorial Union. Established in 1998 by UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), housed in the School of Education, the lecture was named to honor Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children’s book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books, and …
As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with media members on a range of school and education-related topics. Countdown to kindergarten (and 4K) As a parent, one day you’re changing diapers … and the next thing you know …