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The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the bookseller's voice in the fight against censorship, today launched a three-week online auction featuring more than 70 pieces by leading artists in the children's book industry, including Peter Brown, Susan Jeffers, Wendell Minor, Adam Rex and Paul O. Zelinsky. The auction, which will be conducted on eBay, will culminate during Banned Books Week (Sept. 24-Oct. 1), the only national celebration of the freedom to read. "This is the first time that the children's art auction has been conducted online. We are very excited to be able to offer original works by the industry's top artists to their fans around the world," ABFFE President Chris Finan said.

One-third of the art will be auctioned each week with new works posted on Fridays.
Items can be located on ABFFE's eBay page.