Month: February 2013
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Nonprofit to Publishing Industry: Underserved Kids Need Great Books & We’re Ready to do What it Takes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – Today, First Book – a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books to children in need – reached out to the publishing industry with an …
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Random House Children’s Books & Dr. Seuss Enterprises Organizes The “Hats Off to Dr. Seuss!” Traveling Art Show
All over Dr. Seuss’s beloved children’s books, his characters sport distinctive, colorful headwear — unless they are the kinds of creatures that have it sprouting naturally from their heads in …
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NAACP Announces 2013 Image Award Winners
What Color is My World?, co-authored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymons Obstfeld with illustrations by A.G. Ford, emerged victorious in “Literary Work – Children.” Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons – …
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Catching Fire Wins the MTV Movie Brawl
“Once the second consecutive trip to the finals was confirmed for The Hunger Games franchise, that’s when the real battle began. In a tournament that notched 10 million votes, the …
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Rick Riordan to Pen Special Short Story
“This is something fans have been asking me to do for years, but why this story and why now? My publisher Disney-Hyperion was looking for something fun to add to …
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Malinda Lo Unveils the Cover and Title for the Adaptation Sequel
For both Adaptation and Inheritance, Lo sourced the inspiration for those titles from Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species. To create the cover, Alison Impey served as the book designer …
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Viggo Mortensen Narrates The Little Prince Audiobook
The set includes a hardcover print book (filled with the original full-color illustrations) and two audiobook CDs. The CDs allow readers to access an exclusive audio download. They also contain …
