The Children’s Book Council Wins BEA’s Industry Ambassador Award

By Dianna Dilworth 

BookExpo America (BEA) has selected the Children’s Book Council to receive the Industry Ambassador Award.

The honor recognizes innovators and creative business leaders in the book industry.  The fifth year in existence, this is the first time the award is going to an organization rather than to an individual. Steven Rosato, Show Manager of BEA, will present the award to Jon Colman, Executive Director of CBC, at a ceremony at BookExpo America on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 4:00pm.

“I could not be happier than to be honoring the Children’s Book Council this year,” stated Steve Rosato, Show Manager for BookExpo America. “They are supreme advocates for literacy fostering relationships and partnerships with other important organizations such as the unPrison Project, We Need Diverse Books, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.  They are a tireless book industry advocate which makes them especially suited to receive this award which was specifically created to recognize industry leadership.   They are true leaders.”