Industry News
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2017 Teens’ Top Ten Book Groups Announced
CHICAGO, IL — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected 20 public and school libraries from across the country to serve as official book groups for YALSA’s Teens’ …
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Candlewick Press Acquires New YA Novel From National Book Award-Winning Author M. T. Anderson
SOMERVILLE, MA — Candlewick Press announced today that it will publish a sharply wrought new satiric novel by M. T. Anderson, the gifted National Book Award–winning author of a wide …
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Debut on the Indie Bestsellers List
Children’s Illustrated: Take Heart, My Child: A Mother’s Dream by Ainsley Earhardt and Kathryn Cristaldi (Aladdin)
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Children’s Book Editors on Working with their Heroes
From Candlewick president and publisher Karen Lot to Scholastic Press assistant Kait Feldmann, even professional editors are apt to become starstruck when working with legendary authors such as Judy Blume, Norton Juster, and …
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2017 Morris Award Finalists Announced
CHICAGO, IL — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2017 William C. Morris Award, …
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Expanding Library Outreach Services
Vieau and other librarians offer services that focus on the community as a resource and bring together a diverse spectrum of artists, educators, and activists. As these populations are often …
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The Kids of America Have Made Their Voices Heard! Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat Presidential Campaign Concludes!
NEW YORK, NY — Earlier this year, Dr. Seuss’s beloved character the Cat in the Hat declared his candidacy for president of the United States (CatInHat4Prez.com, #CatInHat4Prez, @catinhat4prez), and the …
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Engineering and Kid Lit
The program, Novel Engineering, provides a unique way to get students excited about both reading and problem solving. Over 700 educators have been trained in the program, where elementary and middle …
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New York Public Library and Macmillan to Launch a Publishing Partnership
New York, NY ― The New York Public Library and Macmillan Publishers have announced a new agreement to create and publish a wide variety of print and e-books for adults and …
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The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Announces the 2016 Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Award Winners
December 15, 2016 — The SCBWI is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Award. Congratulations to Jan Peck, author of The Green Mother Goose (Sterling, …
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Scholastic Reports Fiscal 2017 Second Quarter Results
New York – December 15, 2016 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today reported financial results for the Company’s fiscal 2017 second quarter …
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First Book’s Citizen Power Project
The challenge, funded by the Aspen Institute’s Pluribus Project, selected 15 proposals from over 900 received. The 15 classroom projects, from elementary, middle, and high school educators, address a wide …
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Writer and Actor B.J. Novak to Publish Companion to His #1 New York Times Bestselling Children’s Book, ‘The Book With No Pictures’
New York, NY ― In 2014, B.J. Novak reimagined the idea of a traditional picture book with his riotously funny and conceptually groundbreaking The Book With No Pictures – a genuine …
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Debut on the Indie Bestsellers List
Early and Middle Grade Readers: A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig, illustrated by Chris Mould (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
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Two Debuts on the NYT Children’s Best Sellers Lists
The following books made the list: Children’s Picture Books: Charlie the Choo-Choo by Beryl Evans, illustrated by Ned Dameron (Simon & Schuster) Young Adult Hardcover: Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Simon & Schuster)
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Global Kids Connect Surveys China, Latin America, and Brexit
Renee Huang, founder and publisher of Everafter Books, presented on China’s picture book market and showed that children’s books represent about 44% of revenue generated by Chinese physical bookstores, and …
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Random House Children’s Books and Dr. Seuss Enterprises Celebrate How the Grinch Stole Christmas! With Nationwide Grinch-mas “Grow Your Heart Three Sizes” Community and Good Deeds Initiative
In its fourth year this holiday season, Random House Children’s Books celebrates “25 Days of Grinch-mas” and encourages children and adults to grow their heart three sizes. The holiday season …
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First Book and Penguin Random House Partner to Bring Brand New Books and Red Mittens to Kids in Need Through Red Mitten Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. — First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has 13distributed more than 150 million books to kids in need, and Penguin Random House, a global leader in children’s …
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Young Readers Prefer Paper Books to E-Books for Pleasure Reading
In the survey, 77% who had tried e-reading previously said the majority of the books they read were in print. Younger readers especially preferred reading for pleasure on paper: 84% …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Launches New Social Studies Program For Grades 6-12
BOSTON, MA — Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the release of HMH Social Studies ©2018, its new, next generation social studies curricula for grades 6 through …
