Writer says they had not realised they should speak up about the title when the book was first published, but it will henceforth take the heroine’s female nameAlex Gino’s award-winning children’s novel about a trans girl, George, is being renamed Melissa, after Gino and publisher Scholastic said... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-11-02 14:38:09 UTC ]
Publisher Scholastic says it will no longer distribute The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the FutureCaptain Underpants author Dav Pilkey has apologised for “harmful racial stereotypes and passively racist imagery” in one of his graphic novels for children, which has been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-03-29 12:33:28 UTC ]
Children’s publisher Scholastic has revealed a median gender pay gap of 8.8%, a fraction up on last year’s 8.5% but still less half the national average of 17.9%. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The children's publisher Scholastic Inc. is pulling a new picture book about George Washington's slaves Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]