Children's Literature Council of Southern California

10/05/2026

Tickets to the Awards Ceremony are now available! https://clcsc.wildapricot.org/event-6832146

SAT Nov 14, 2026 - 11 am to 1 pm at The Lodge in Sierra Madre, 33 E Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre CA 91024

Congratulations to the *2026 CLCSC Award Winners*:

Outstanding Non-Fiction Picture Book
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities
by *Patricia Morris Buckley*
Illustrated by E.B. Lewis

Inspiring Non-Fiction Picture Book
Girls on the Rise by *Amanda Gorman*
Illustrated by *Loveis Wise*

Outstanding Juvenile Novel in Verse
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
by *Maria Dolores Águila*

Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry
Awesome Earth: Concrete Poems Celebrate Caves,
Canyons, and Other Fascinating Landforms
by *Joan Bransfield Graham*
Illustrated by Tania Garcia

Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature
I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This
by *Eugene Yelchin*

After the awards presentation and winners’ speeches, the 2026 winners will be signing their books. Books will be available from our bookstore partner, Underdog Bookstore. You may also bring their books that you already own.

Please share this with anyone who you think would enjoy hanging out with some amazing children's literature authors, illustrators, and aficionados!

07/01/2024

📢 CLCSC Awards Ceremony Chair Helen Fairman is looking for volunteers to join the 2024 Awards Ceremony committee.

We are looking for book lovers with skills in
💻 Graphic Design
🗓️ Attendee Coordination
🎁 Silent Auction Assembly
🥳 Decoration
📣 Marketing
Click the link in the comments for more info.

Please apply by Friday, July 12, 2024 for consideration. Email [email protected]

L to R: 2023 Awards Committee Chairperson Fin Lee, 2023 CLCSC Award Winner Benson Shum, and 2024 Awards Ceremony Chairperson Helen Fairman

06/27/2024

We have a last-minute BOOKS & BEVERAGES update for you!

We will be joined at Once Upon a Time book store by Lynn Brunelle & Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin signing LIFE ATER WHALE: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall.

We will have light refreshments available at Once Upon a Time to tide us over until dinner time. We'll also have snacks for those with vegan/gluten-free needs.

Please do not bring food into Lost Books. Also, please have your ID (Basin 141 is an establishment for adults 21 and over).

If you would like to become a member, donate, join a committee, or support CLCSC, please visit https://linktr.ee/childrenslitcouncil to view related links.

06/21/2024

Just a reminder that Books and Beverages Montrose will take place a week from today! Thu 6/27/24 - 6 pm, starting at Once Upon a Time. Light refreshments will be served. 😷 Masks encouraged as we'll be mingling indoors.

A small update to the schedule: we will now aim to be at Lost Books at 7 pm, as they have an earlier closing time than in previous years. That means we should be over at Basin 141 by 7:45pm.

Tickets are sold out, but they are not required for this free event. (Thanks to all who did RSVP!) You can just show up!

There is a free parking lot north of Honolulu (just pay attention to the signs for how long you can park in each row!)

See you all soon 😎 📚🍹

05/23/2024

Please join us for Books & Beverages Montrose, on Thursday, June 27, 2024 from 6 pm. We'll meet up at Once Upon a Time Bookstore, move on to Lost Books, and finish up the evening at Basin 141 (21 and over).

Please note, times have updated and do not match the image. We will start at Once Upon a Time at 6 pm, move to Lost Books at 7 pm, and be at Basin 141 by 7:45 pm.

This is a FREE event, and you do not have to be a member to join us. You do not have to RSVP, and you do not even need to print a ticket if you have already registered on Eventbrite.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/books-and-beverages-montrose-tickets-899674469557

10/11/2023

Log in this Sunday for an in-depth discussion of a few of our favorite titles from Southern Californian creators!

Learn more about our book club at the link below! 🤩📖

Discussing The Skull by Jon Klassen and Clementine and Danny Save the World (And Each Other) by Livia Blackburne