Walter Dean Myers' Theme for His Ambassadorship in Children's Literature, from Wis. Dept. of Public Ed, reprint

YA Literature

“Reading is Not Optional” will be the theme of Walter Dean Myers’ term

Submitted by Steve Sanders

on Tue, 01/10/2012

The Library of Congress selected Walter Dean Myers as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. The theme for his two year tenure is “Reading is Not Optional.”

Find out more about Walter Dean Myers’ books and awards at:

http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-001.html

There is also a post in one of the Library of Congress blogs at:

http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2012/01/introducing-walter-dean-myers-national-ambassador-for-young-people%E2%80%99s-literature/