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Library of Congress Honors 50 Years (50! Ah-Ah-Aaaaahhhhh!) of 'Sesame Street'
The second was the launch of Sesame Street, which would go on to transform the nature of – and our attitudes toward – television programming created for children. Sesame Street Season 1 Caroll Spinney and Big Bird "Sesame Street changed the landscape of children's media at a time when television was viewed as a 'vast wasteland' and[...]
LibraryCon Encourages Libraries to Run Their Own Comic Cons
Convention 'swag' was offered such as downloadable comic samplers and print out posters. I managed to make it to all of the sessions, which ranged in topic from children's books to fan faves These featured Q&As at the end of each for real interaction with the people speaking What was of real interest though was a[...]
Hand Out Comics, Not Candy, Tonight
They get comics every day of the year, but not all children are so fortunate. Let's let Quantum & Woody & Archer & Armstrong wearing each others clothes have the last word, to promote their Delinquents comic… Photos from Richard's Comics & Collectables of Greenville, South Carolina   We always have a gaggle of kids  in Kingston Vale, London,[...]
It's 2012. Do You Know Where Your Comic Book Children Are?
What is up with children in comic books today? Or, rather, this week? Picking up a few comics and reading them, we have Miles Morales hitting his icon and inspiration with a dabilitating venom sting. The young Talia Al'Ghul taking it out on an innocent tree. And, bloody hell, Hit Girl using an in-teddy beear handgun. We need[...]
Countdown To The Eisners – You Know, For Kids
Now these categories might not be so interesting to everybody, but let me remind you that the children are our future (whether we like it or not) If you need a reminder of what's been nominated, you can find the entire list right here, and see what I chose last week right here. Who is not[...]
The Beguiling To Open A Comic Shop, You Know, For Kids
It is the first comic shop aimed entirely at children, and will host readings with children's comic and book authors and artist from across the world. We'd love a store report from anyone who can pop along Maybe with a little one… Some people are going to be bemused that such a thing even needs to[...]