Why Did Dav Pilkey And Scholastic Decide They Will No Longer Publish THE ADVENTURES OF OOK AND GLUK, KUNG FU CAVEMEN FROM THE FUTURE?
Dav Pilkey, the author of Captain Underpants and Dog Man, announced earlier this week that he and his publisher Scholastic have decided to cancel all publications of his book The Adventures of Oof and Gluk, Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future. Pilkey apologized for the harmful racist stereotypes depicted in the book, and pledged to donate his earnings from the book to various charities, including The AAPI and WeNeedDiverseBooks.
Beverly Cleary, Beloved Portland Author, Dies At Age 104
Beverly Cleary, the much beloved author of Ramona the Pest, Dear Mr. Henshaw, and over fifty more children’s books, has passed away at the age of 104. She was inspired to write about ordinary kids having adventures when she worked as a children’s librarian, and those books spawned a huge cast of beloved characters that are still in print today and reference many Portland, OR landmarks.
A Court of Thorns and Roses Is Being Adapted For TV!
The news was spilled that Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series is being developed into a TV show for the streaming service Hulu. Maas is set to adapt the series with Ron Moore (creator of the Outlander TV show adaptation).