The 2018 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition is wrapping up today in New Orleans, and we thought we'd share some Scholastic highlights featuring authors, illustrators, giveaways and more! Check out some of our favorite moments below.
Good morning, #ALAAC18! Come see us in booth 3615 ó we are ready to talk books! pic.twitter.com/IoZemllJ7D
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
#ALAAC18: @mrwolfcomics is signing #MrWolfsClass through 10am in booth 3615! pic.twitter.com/FoKdx078Tb
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
20 years ago, David Shannon won the Caldecott for #NoDavid. Today, he's introducing #alaac18 to the newest David book: #GrowUpDavid!
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
"I will always be the little brother," he says, introducing us to David's older brother! pic.twitter.com/VrBxHqamzw
Author-artist @chadilaksono introduces her debut picture book, Surprise! at #alaac18 @Scholastic @AALBooks @ArthurALevine1 pic.twitter.com/wIvF80SiIH
— Tracy van Straaten (@TvS_557) June 23, 2018
"Make books your yarn," Rafael Lopez tells librarians as he introduces We've Got the Whole World In Our Hands at #alaac18 pic.twitter.com/tXDAIJEJpi
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
Author/illustrator @chadilaksono introduces her debut picture book Surprise! at #alaac18.
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
"It's a book about how hard it can be to make friends," she says. pic.twitter.com/KnZpG73JQm
Watch our recent Facebook Live event with @MrSchuReads, Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs, and special guest @100scopenotes! https://t.co/eoZRLT2K0u pic.twitter.com/VtQ5IKUJgg
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
The Scholastic team is reading with pride at #alaac18! #ReadWithPride pic.twitter.com/iNS3VvUcbs
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
The line to meet David Shannon and Barbara Kerley is growing at #ALAAC18! Stop by before 3pm to get a signed book! pic.twitter.com/s2jbE80USV
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
"Never has there been such a demand for narrative nonfiction for young readers, and never has there been such a need." - editorial director Lisa Sandell introduces the Fall 2018 titles coming from Scholastic Focus at #alaac18 pic.twitter.com/E8oW1GiHCB
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 23, 2018
I LOVE the new Mr.Schu bookmark, but I especially LOVED saying hello to the real @MrSchuReads at the @Scholastic booth! #alaac18 pic.twitter.com/9gZoPagzWA
— Lindsey Anderson (@LindsKAnderson) June 23, 2018
Good morning, #ALAAC18! We're starting this morning off in the best way: with a big line of people excited to meet @goraina! pic.twitter.com/nqte5wStfL
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
Stop by booth 3516 all day long for free books, discussion guides, and more! #alaac18 pic.twitter.com/5tur0FBHdH
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
Overturned author @LRGiles is in the house! Stop by booth 3516 to get a signed copy of Overturned and see the gorgeous, just-revealed cover of his next book, Spin! #ALAAC18 pic.twitter.com/bks2dFi53U
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
We can't wait to introduce you to Grow Up, David this August! Here's David Shannon to tell you what David's getting into in his next adventure: pic.twitter.com/1JOl6eYhpU
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
Surprise! is @chadilaksono's debut picture book coming this September. Caroline is at #alaac18 to introduce readers to what they can expect in this story about making friends: pic.twitter.com/iWuDvRkoTR
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
In 2012, for the first time publicly, I shared some of my story in a TED Talk. Today, for the first time, Iíll read aloud a passage from my forthcoming graphic memoir. It digs so much deeper. I canít imagine any other place but #ALAac18 to do so. pic.twitter.com/A6bNM3v4uO
— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) June 24, 2018
Tigers & Tea with Toppy is a picture book coming this September from Barbara Kerley! Here she is to introduce the book at #alaac18: pic.twitter.com/KiaZ7ehSPE
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
We've Got the Whole World In Our Hands is a stunning picture book with art by Rafael Lopez coming this Fall! Watch Rafael introduce the book at #ALAAC18: pic.twitter.com/PsHrdG2506
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
The Grand Escape by @nealbascomb is coming out this September from Scholastic Focus. Here's Neal to introduce his gripping nonfiction book at #ALAAC18: pic.twitter.com/qMU3eDcqcV
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
Author @Deborahopkinson introduces her new book, D-Day: The WWII Invasion that Changed History, coming out this August! #ALAAC18 pic.twitter.com/3xmK3GT80W
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
"I went from thinking this is a story I want to write to this is a story I NEED to write." - @StudioJJK introduces his upcoming YA graphic memoir, Hey Kiddo at #alaac18 pic.twitter.com/LazBLsh38P
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
Author @EliotSchrefer is at #ALAAC18 to tell us about Orphaned, about a young gorilla's first encounter with humans, coming this September: pic.twitter.com/tuoBuyI9jK
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 24, 2018
Burke waiting his turn to meet Raina Telgemeier! That face says it all!! @goraina @Scholastic #ALA18 pic.twitter.com/lmAKFgpvqq
— shannon chalden (@juice_tiger) June 25, 2018
The anticipation (and the line) is building for the Celebrating 20 Years of Harry Potter with Arthur A. Levine and Brian Selznick panel at #alaac18!#HarryPotter20 @AALBooks pic.twitter.com/gcunw6L1SQ
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
#HarryPotter20 illustrator Brian Selznick is ready to take the #alaac18 Pop Top Stage with fellow panelists @medinger and Robin Brenner of @brklib! pic.twitter.com/V8McDYUB3X
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
"We all have our own Harry Potter.
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
The fact that I got the chance to draw the one that is mine was an incredible thrill." - Brian Selznick on illustrating the 20th anniversary editions of Harry Potter#alaac18 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/1yn4q0dyph
.@brklib librarian Robin Brenner remembers walking in to work the morning after Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire came out: "Every single bench was filled with kids and parents who had just gotten their books and could not wait to go home."#alaac18 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/hHyA7sr0qN
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
Just revealed: the new ALA READ poster featuring art by Brian Selznick! #alaac18 #HarryPotter20 @ALA_Graphics pic.twitter.com/iUlq7StraS
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
What a room full of #HarryPotter love looks like! #alaac18 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/oCUltinBTf
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
Kids + Civil War + dinosaurs?! Watch author @djolder introduce his upcoming middle grade novel #DactylHillSquad at #alaac18: pic.twitter.com/CeTQtCm0wo
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
Author @jaclynmoriarty is bringing her trademark whimsy, humor and heart to middle grade! Watch her introduce her upcoming book, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, at #alaac18@AALBooks pic.twitter.com/WIg6ODOio6
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
The author of #George, @lxgino, is back with another powerful, timely middle grade novel: You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! Watch them introduce their next book at #alaac18: pic.twitter.com/peWsJLLZB7
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
We can't wait until you read #HeyKiddo by @StudioJJK this fall. Jarrett Krosoczka's YA graphic memoir about his childhood growing up in a family struggling with addiction—and its effects—is searing, crucial, and filled with hope. Watch him introduce the book at #alaac18: pic.twitter.com/lxsGEojbvn
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) June 25, 2018
