Announcing the Summer 2006 Book Sense Children's Picks

The Summer 2006 Book Sense Children's Picks can now be previewed online. Independent bookstores with Book Sense will begin receiving the Children's Picks fliers, which are being mailed directly from the printer, on, or around the week of, May 8. Additional copies may be requested by sending an e-mail to dan@booksense.com.

The summer list is the result of the widespread participation of independent booksellers nationwide, and the Book Sense team extends gratitude and thanks to all who nominated titles.

As ABA works to compile a showcase of Book Sense-related images, booksellers are encouraged to send in photos of their displays featuring selections from this Picks list throughout the summer. These images are a great addition to the presentations Book Sense makes to publishers about the program. Photos may be in print or digital format. Digital photos, approximately 3" x 5" and 300 dpi, saved as JPEG or TIFF files, can be e-mailed to Christine Babcock at chris@bookweb.org. Multiple pictures may be sent as a stuffed file (.sit). PDF or ZIP files should not be sent, but photos saved on a ZIP disk are acceptable.

Looking ahead, the deadline for the Summer Paperback Book Sense List is Friday, April 21. To help make this list as valuable as it can be, Book Sense needs booksellers' passionate recommendations for upcoming titles in paper. (The nominated titles can be Book Sense Picks in hardcover that are now coming out in paper or titles that have not yet been selected.)

Nominations may be sent in an e-mail, including just a few sentences about the title, to Book Sense Picks Editor-in-Chief Dan Cullen at dan@booksense.com or through a convenient Web form.