Summer is officially upon us, but that doesn’t mean we should ditch all our books completely. Here’s a round-up of headlines in the world of children’s picture books this week.

We here at Literary Features Syndicate trumpeted our summer schedule last week: http://bit.ly/28Qq4rq

A pristine first-edition of Alice in Wonderland failed to sell at Christie’s: http://bit.ly/28Qq0Il

 USA Gold pencils announced the winners of the USA Gold Poetry Contest.
Each child won a cash prize of $500, plus $50 in U.S.A. Gold^® pencils. Teachers of the winning students also received a $150 American Express^® gift card, plus $100 worth of stationery products including U.S.A. Gold^® pencils, an electric pencil sharpener and erasers.

Full list of winners here: http://bit.ly/28NbwNv