I tell you, kids' books are sweeping the nation. First the Scholastic Summer Challenge LIVE! game show, then The Hunger Games double-win in School Library Journa's Battle of the Books. Now, it's time for Children's Book Week!

This celebration has been around for 90 years, an idea that was started by-- get this-- the librarian of the Boy Scouts of America! I love that.

And guess who's kicking it all off? National Ambassador for Young People's Literature himself, Jon Scieszka (last seen here). Jon will be at Bryant Park in New York City tomorrow (Saturday, May 9) from 12pm-3pm for an outdoor extravaganza of books and reading.

You can still be part of Children's Book Week if you're not in NYC. Why not encourage the kids and teens in your life to vote in the Children's Choice Book Awards? And what do you know...HUNGER GAMES is on the YA list.

How will OOM celebrate Children's Book Week? Probably by talking about our favorite kids' books. Wait, that's every week.