{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Michelle F. Bayuk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/michelle-f-bayuk\/","title":"\"Meet the Author\/Illustrator\" with the CBC and AASL","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Iiipru1Ini\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/meet-the-authorillustrator-with-the-cbc-and-aasl\/\">&#8220;Meet the Author\/Illustrator&#8221; with the CBC and AASL<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/meet-the-authorillustrator-with-the-cbc-and-aasl\/embed\/#?secret=Iiipru1Ini\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;Meet the Author\/Illustrator&#8221; with the CBC and AASL&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"Iiipru1Ini\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I&#8217;d like to introduce you to a project between the Children&#8217;s Book Council (where I work as Marketing Director) and Knowledge Quest (the AASL journal). While many ALSC members are also AASL members, some of you are not and\u00a0will be interested in this new\u00a0initiative. We\u00a0have partnered to bring readers a series of articles by children&#8217;s book authors and illustrators entitled &#8220;Meet the Author\/Illustrator.&#8221; I am a member of the KQ Editorial Board. When I joined the Board, KQ Editor Debbie Abilock and I sat down to discuss how we could bring more children&#8217;s book coverage to the journal. Debbie had been a fan of our online &#8220;Meet the Author\/Illustrator&#8221; columns and thought such articles would be a great complement to the theme-based issues KQ covers. As the project developed, we realized that each column really does embody common goals that AASL and CBC share &#8211; belief in the power of..."}