Kite Tales loves to celebrate our SCBWI members. Congratulations to all listed below!

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A Girl Undone by Catherine Linka, St. Martin’s Press, ages 12+, dystopian, ISBN: 978-1-2506-8675, released June 24, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2 Movie Novel by Stacia Deutsch, Simon Spotlight, ages 3-7, movie tie in, ISBN: 978-1-4814-4819-2, released August 18, 2015

Quest for the Keys, Lego Elves Novel, by Stacia Deutsch, Scholastic, ages 7-11 ages, ISBN: 978-0-5458-5280-7, August 25, 2015

Bullies Away!, Author/Illustrator: Kaycee, Veronica Lane Books, ages 2-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-3205-3185-6, released August 12, 2015

No Yeti Yet, written and illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser, Peter Pauper Press, ages 4-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-4413-0855-9, released September 2015.

Lucy In The City: A Story About Developing Spatial Thinking Skills, by Julie Dillemuth, Illustrated by Laura Wood, Magination Press, ages 4-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-4338-1927-8, released August 10, 2015

The Passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Stories of the Civil Rights Movement), by Xina M. Uhl, Core Library, ages 9-12, nonfiction (history), ISBN: 978-1-6240-3883-9, released September 2015

My Grandparents, by Claudia Harrington, Illustrated by Zoe Persico, Magic Wagon, a division of Abdo Publishing, ages 3-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-62402-105-3, released September 1, 2015*

My Military Mom, by Claudia Harrington, Illustrated by Zoe Persico, Magic Wagon, a division of Abdo Publishing, ages 3-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-62402-106-0, released September 1, 2015*

My Mom and Dad, by Claudia Harrington, Illustrated by Zoe Persico, Magic Wagon, a division of Abdo Publishing, ages 3-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-62402-107-7, released September 1, 2015*

My Two Dads, by Claudia Harrington, Illustrated by Zoe Persico, Magic Wagon, a division of Abdo Publishing, ages 3-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-62402-108-4, released September 1, 2015 *

My Two Homes, by Claudia Harrington, Illustrated by Zoe Persico, Magic Wagon, a division of Abdo Publishing, ages 3-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-62402-109-1, released September 1, 2015 *

My Two Moms, by Claudia Harrington, Illustrated by Zoe Persico, Magic Wagon, a division of Abdo Publishing, ages 3-8, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-62402-110-7, released September 1, 2015*

*“Art from the My Family series books is courtesy of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing.”

For the Right to Learn Malala Yousafzai’s Story, by Rebecca Langston-George, illustrated by Janna Bock, Capstone Press, ages 3-6, non-fiction picture book, ISBN: 978-1-4914-6071-9, released August 2015

Telling Tales: Writing Captivating Short Stories, by Rebecca Langston-George, Capstone Press, ages 5-8, non-fiction book, ISBN: 978-1-4914-5991-1, released August 2015

My Best Everything, by Sarah Tomp, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, YA contemporary, ages 14 and up, ISBN: 978-0-3163-2478-6, released March 3, 2015

Whispers of the Wolf, written and illustrated by Pauline Ts’o, Wisdom Tales Press, ages 5 and up, picture book, ISBN: 978-1-9377-8645-8, released October 2015

Kat McGee and the Thanksgiving Turkey Train (Kat McGee Adventures, Volume 4), by Kristin Riddick, illustrated by Nick Guarracino, In This Together Media, ages 7-10, middle grade fiction, ISBN 978-0-9898-1669-4, released October 15, 2015

GREAT NEWS!

The bestselling and multiple award-winning children’s book, The ABCs of Yoga for Kids, has been recently translated into both French and Italian. Written by Teresa Anne Power and illustrated by Kathleen Rietz, this charming book is a gentle introduction to simple yoga poses for children. www.abcyogaforkids.com

The Christian Science Monitor gave a shout out to Susan Casey’s new book, Women Heroes of the American Revolution.  It was in a June 22, 2015 article entitled: “10 smart young adult books perfect for grownups: These books may be targeted at young readers, but they won’t disappoint the adults who find them.” Check it out: Women Heroes of the American Revolution

Wattpad and Nickelodeon’s “Every Witch Way” show selected Angela Myron’s first novel, the middle-grade fantasy Ennara and the Fallen Druid, as a favorite magical read, sponsoring and promoting the book in July as a part of a larger promotion for the TV show on the reading site.

Sherry Shahan’s YA novel Skin and Bones has been selected as part of a Barnes and Noble nationwide (650 stores) promotion, “20 Books to Read after You Read Paper Towns,” in conjunction with the release of the movie “Paper Towns.”

Joan Bransfield Graham‘s book: The Poem That Will Not End: Fun With Poetic Forms And Voices (Amazon/Two Lions) has won the Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award, which is given by the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California. The award was presented at the CLCSC Fall Gala at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 10. Joan is also delighted to have a “Librarian” poem in Lee Bennett Hopkins’ anthology Jumping Off Library Shelves (Wordsong) published on Sept. 8.  http://canetwork.weebly.com/joan-bransfield-graham.html