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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Walter Dean Myers on Why “Reading is Not Optional”
Myers dropped out of high school at age 15. Despite that set back, he has established a successful career as a children’s books author which includes winning the inaugural Michael …
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Housing Works to Host Warm-Up Events for John and Hank Green’s “An Evening of Awesome”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSING WORKS TO HOST WARM-UP EVENTS FOR JOHN AND HANK GREEN’S “AN EVENING OF AWESOME” Limited tickets available for “John and Hank Green: A Rehearsal of Awesome” …
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National Book Award Winner William Alexander to Pen Sci-Fi Book Called Ambassador
Editor Karen Wojtyla (from Simon & Schuster’s Margaret K. McElderry Books) oversaw the acquisitions process and secured North American rights. Joe Monti (from the Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency) negotiated the …
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Releases Beautiful Creatures the Official Illustrated Movie Companion
“Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and penned by New York Times best-selling author Mark Cotta Vaz (otherwise known as The Twilight Saga guides guy), the movie companion …
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Caroline Carlson Lands Book Deal with HarperCollins Children’s Books
This fiction story follows a young girl who jumps from finishing school to a pirate ship. The publisher plans to release the first installment in September 2013. Editor Toni Markiet …
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Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Take Part in the Caldecott 75th Anniversary Celebration?
Here are three ways to get started this January from our friends at ALSC: 1) Take part in a Facebook Forum with a Caldecott artist. This month, Melissa Sweet will take …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Introduces ‘Curious George® Multi-Touch Digital Storybook & Activities Series’ for the iPad
The new iBooks® Author format takes the beloved Curious George storybooks and activities and makes them available to a new generation of digital readers. The interactive multi-touch format features embedded …
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Disney Publishing Launches Two Wreck-it Ralph Apps
The film retelling allows fans to relive the Wreck-it Ralph film with read-along text and full narration. It also contains six movie clips and a racing game. The comic prequel …
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Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-sitters Club® Series to be Released as eBooks in December
More than 25 years since The Baby-sitters Club inspired a generation of readers, fans can go back to Stoneybrook, Connecticut, to find old friends, Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, …
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Nosy Crow to Release First Android Apps
The NOOK editions of the two apps represent the first expansion into the Android platform for Nosy Crow, who have previously developed exclusively for iOS. For its existing apps, the …
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid eBooks Available on Storia Starting October 30th
THE TEACHER-RECOMMENDED EREADING APP FROM SCHOLASTIC Full backlist available on October 30th with 7th and newest title coming November 13th NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2012 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the …
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Raven Tree Press Announces Titles Available on Kindle Devices and Apps!
McHenry, IL – September 24, 2012 – Raven Tree Press is proud to announce select titles are now available on Kindle devices and apps. Titles include: StinkyKids and the Runaway …
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Storia, the eReading App for Kids Created by Scholastic, to Offer Titles from Albert Whitman & Company
Contact: Kyle Good 212.343.4563 or kgood@scholastic.com Sara Sinek 212.343.6899 or ssinek@scholastic.com Michelle F. Bayuk 847.232.2811 or mbayuk@albertwhitman.com NEW YORK, NY — September 20, 2012 — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education …
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Scholastic Launches ‘Clifford’s BIG Birthday App’
“For 50 years, Clifford’s humor, joy and kindness have entertained and inspired generations of readers,” saidDeborah Forte, President of Scholastic Media and Executive Vice President of Scholastic Inc. “We’re proud …
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Olympic Gold Medalist and American Soccer Star Alex Morgan to Publish Debut Middle-Grade Series With Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — American soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan has signed with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & …
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Macmillan and 21st Century Launch Joint Children’s Publishing Venture in China, Macmillan Century Consulting & Service Company Ltd
“The company will be led by Zhang Quilin, the president of 21st Century Publishing House Co., and Charlotte Liu, the Macmillan Group’s managing director for Greater China. Included in Macmillan …
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Scholastic Announces Infinity Ring, a New Multi-Platform Time Travel Adventure Series for Kids Ages 8-12
New York, NY (August 15, 2012) — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, today announces a massive worldwide campaign to promote INFINITY RING™, a new …
