Industry News
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Random House Children’s Books to Publish First-Ever Book From International YouTube Star Stampy Cat
New York, NY — Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has acquired and will publish STAMPY’S LOVELY BOOK by Joseph Garrett, known best …
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Lincoln Center for The Performing Arts Launch “LC Kids Storytime at the Atrium,” A Monthly Author and Illustrator Reading Series
New York, NY — Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts are pleased to announce their partnership on “LC Kids Storytime at the Atrium,” a …
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Scholastic Releases Two New Professional Books on K–12 Literacy Instruction
Scholastic has released two new professional books for K–12 educators: ‘Every Child a Super Reader’ by Pam Allyn & Dr. Ernest Morrell, and Kwame Alexander’s ‘Page-to-Stage Writing Workshop.’ New York, NY – …
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Penguin Random House Relaunches #GiveaBook Campaign
Now through December 24, Penguin Random House will donate one book to the literacy nonprofit First Book (up to 35,000 times) for each use of the #GiveaBook hashtag. Last year …
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Penguin Young Readers to Publish Parody of ‘The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep’
New York, NY — Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, announced today that they will publish The Rabbit Who Wants to Go to Harvard by Diana Holquist and …
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World Famous Feline Grumpy Cat Joins Iconic Little Golden Books Line in 2016
New York, NY — The iconic Little Golden Book format will extend its collection of beloved characters this July to include Grumpy Cat, the world’s most famous cat, as announced today …
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New Book From Top Parenting Bloggers Will Get Kids Reading Like “Rock Stars”
NEW YORK, NY – Popular parenting bloggers Amy Mascott (Teach Mama) and Allison McDonald (No Time for Flash Cards) debut their first-ever parenting book, Raising a Rock-Star Reader, to help …
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Aladdin to Publish New Illustrated Children’s Book by Beth Stern
New York, NY – Aladdin Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, will publish YODA GETS A BUDDY, an illustrated children’s book by television personality, animal activist, and …
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Scholastic Extends and Expands Publishing Agreement with Lego® Through 2019
New York, NY — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, has extended and expanded its publishing relationship with LEGO through 2019, which will now include World …
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Taylor Swift Donates 25,000 Scholastic Books to New York City Schools
Taylor Swift and the Scholastic Possible Fund Aim to “Open a World of Possible” for Children with Books for Independent Reading NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 11, 2015) – Today, singer, …
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Quvenzhané Wallis, 2013 Academy Award Nominee For Best Actress, to Publish Four Books With Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
NEW YORK, NY — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, announced today that it will publish a three-book chapter book series …
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Scholastic, LTD Acquires Troubadour LTD, The Travelling Book Company
London – Scholastic UK, part of Scholastic Corporation, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, today announced the acquisition of Troubadour Ltd who trade under The Travelling Book Company. …
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Bestselling Author Jennifer Weiner to Publish Four More Books With Atria & Launch Middle Grade Trilogy With Aladdin Books
New York, NY – Fifteen years after she submitted Good in Bed to Atria Books, bestselling author Jennifer Weiner is continuing her long-standing relationship with Simon & Schuster through new publishing …
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Tilbury House Expands Under New Ownership
For the second consecutive year, Tilbury will release 24 titles annually — up from just 3 or 4 titles in 2013. Tilbury is also taking on new formats and genres, including e-books, …
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Scholastic Unveils Newly-Branded Magazine For K-8 Teachers
NEW YORK, NY – Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the renaming of America’s longest-running and largest magazine for educators, Instructor® Magazine, now entitled Scholastic Teacher™. …
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New Research Report from Scholastic Confirms the Importance of School Libraries and Librarians
New York, NY – November 5, 2015 – School Libraries Work!, a new research report providing evidence of the positive impact of school librarians and libraries on student learning, was …
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Preempts ‘The Diabolic’ by S.J. Kincaid
New York, NY — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced today that it will publish The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid, a YA stand-alone action-adventure thriller set in space, …
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Happy Birthday, Mercy Watson!
Mercy Watson, the best-selling early chapter-book series written by the two-time Newbery Medal winner and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Launched in 2005 …
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#WeHaveDiverseBooks for Kids in Scholastic Reading Club This Holiday
NEW YORK – November 3, 2015 – Recent research indicates that children say one of the top things they look for in choosing books to read for fun is “having …
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Mad Libs Now Available On Android
New York, NY – Penguin Young Readers is pleased to announce that it’s most successful app Mad Libs is now available for download on Android devices for the very first time …
