Take a few minutes to enjoy the fun, delightful video Orange Frazer Custom Books Stop Motion.

Based in Wilmington, Ohio, Orange Frazer Press publishes beautiful, high quality books about Ohio and Ohioans.

The McNaughton & Gunn Team sends kudos out to Ocoee Middle School and their tribute to literacy. Check out their video Gotta Keep Reading.

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”

- Charles W. Eliot

“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.”

                                     -Ruth Stout

City Lights has been named Bookseller of the Year by Publisher’s Weekly. Located in San Francisco, the independent bookstore is a favorite destination among book lovers worldwide.

City Lights Books also has a publishing division that produces cutting-edge fiction, poetry, memoirs, literary translations and books on vital social and political issues.

Our sincere congratulations go out to City Lights. Click on the link to visit the City Lights web site.

On Saturday November 14, 2009, The Ann Arbor Book Festival is hosting a Writer’s Conference from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at Pioneer High School.

For more information and to register on line visit www.aabookfestival.org.

Congratulations to Donald Samson and AWSNA Publications for winning a gold in the Best First Book category for the 2009 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. We are pleased that The Dragon Boy was chosen for this award.

We salute the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards and its support of childhood literacy and life long learning. For a complete list of winners click here.

“No person who can read is ever successful at cleaning out an attic.”

                                                                                                         -  Ann Landers

The latest ruling from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requires that products covered under the CPSIA and manufactured after August 14, 2009 have a tracking label. At this time, the requirement applies to all printed matter (including books) intended for use by children 12 years old and younger.

The purpose of the tracking label is to enable the consumer to identify the manufacturer, the location of the manufacturer, the date the product was produced (or range of time), and the batch run. The policy allows this information to be printed in common English within the book, or to use a code or numbering system provided the necessary information remains ascertainable by the consumer.

For a complete review of the CPSIA policies and guidelines for tracking labels click on the link to visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.

“The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.”

                                                                                       - James Bryce