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Moving on Up: 'I Survived'

By Shannon Maughan | 10/02/2014 @ 02:00PM

Few accounts are more gripping than those of people who have lived through harrowing situations, depicted in Lauren Tarshis's popular I Survived series, which recently published its 10th title and first companion book.
The Return of the 'Crayons'

By Sally Lodge | 10/02/2014 @ 10:00AM

The feisty characters from Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers's bestselling picture book 'The Day the Crayons Quit' will return in August 2015 in 'The Day the Crayons Came Home.'
Picoult to Write Second YA Novel with Daughter

| 10/01/2014 @ 08:45AM

Jodi Picoult has inked a deal with Delacorte Press to co-write another YA novel with her daughter, Samantha van Leer.
Jay Asher Embarks on '50 States Against Bullying' Tour

By Sally Lodge | 09/30/2014 @ 03:00PM

October 1 marks the kickoff to Penguin Young Readers Group's 50 States Against Bullying tour, a culmination of a yearlong campaign that ties in to Jay Asher's 'Thirteen Reasons Why.'
'The Book of Three' Marks 50 Years

By Shannon Maughan | 09/30/2014 @ 02:00PM

Two of author Lloyd Alexander's biggest fans are key contributors to the new 50th-anniversary editions of Chronicles of Prydain series-starter 'The Book of Three,' which was originally published in 1964.
Rights Report: Week of September 29, 2014

| 09/30/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Nathan Lane, Lisa Graff, and Alison Cherry.
Unlocking the Layers: Little, Brown's Book-Within-Book 'Famous' Project

By Kate Pavao | 09/25/2014 @ 03:00PM

When Rebecca Serle dreamed up 'Famous in Love,' a romantic series about young actors involved in a love triangle both on an off screen, she was focused on writing contemporary fiction – not fantasy.
'The Pushcart War' at 50

By Shannon Maughan | 09/25/2014 @ 03:00PM

Jean Merrill's best-known novel, 'The Pushcart War', marks 50 years since its first publication and is being reissued in a new edition from New York Review Children's Collection.
Pete the Cat Gets Back into the School Year Groove

| 09/25/2014 @ 02:00PM

For kids adjusting to the sometimes shaky first days of the new school year, cool and calm Pete the Cat is a model of unflappability.
Rights Report: Week of September 22, 2014

| 09/23/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Cinda Williams Chima, Ali Lewis, Sasha Dawn, Kwame Alexander, and Debbie Levy & Gilbert Ford.
From African Orphanage to the International Stage: A Dancer Recounts Her Journey

By Krystyna Poray Goddu | 09/18/2014 @ 03:00PM

This October Knopf will release 'Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina,' a YA memoir co-authored by Michaela and her mother, Elaine DePrince, tracing Michaela's journey from a life of war and poverty in Africa to renown as a classical ballerina.
'It's Perfectly Normal' Turns 20

By Shannon Maughan | 09/18/2014 @ 03:00PM

Robie Harris says she had never thought about writing a book about sexual health for kids. But today, she is the proud author of three such works.
Rights Report: Week of September 15, 2014

| 09/16/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Monica Hesse, McKenna Ruebush, Beth O. Stern and David Crane, Christa Desir, Kenneth Oppel and John Klassen, and Kevin Sands.
The Sayings of Chairwoman Ursula: 'Dear Genius' Goes to China

By Leonard S. Marcus | 09/11/2014 @ 03:00PM

Children's book historian Leonard S. Marcus writes on his recent visit to China, where his 'Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom' has just been published in Simplified Chinese.
Kids to Crayons: 'Don't Quit!'

By Sally Lodge | 09/09/2014 @ 04:00PM

The colorful stars of 'The Day the Crayons Quit' may well get a vote of confidence from their fans at the end of this month when the results of a campaign to rally kids to celebrate the Crayons will be revealed.
Random House's 'Voyagers' Explores New Multi-Platform Turf

| 09/09/2014 @ 03:00PM

The multi-platform, middle-grade series series kicks off in July 2015 with D.J. MacHale's 'Project Alpha.'
New Life for Stephen Cosgrove's Serendipity Books

By Sally Lodge | 09/09/2014 @ 03:00PM

Animals real, mythical, and imaginary headline Stephen Cosgrove's Serendipity series of picture books, which is currently being reissued by Clovis, Calif.-based Heritage Builders Publishing.
Rights Report: Week of September 8, 2014

| 09/09/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Carrie Jones, Jessica Cluess, Jonathan Bernstein, Joshua C. Cohen, Beth Fantaskey, and Eric Kahn Gale.
Publishers Bet Big on Two Picture Books

By Sue Corbett | 09/05/2014 @ 07:00PM

Each season, adorable, memorable picture book characters make their debuts, but only a few become childhood touchstones for the readers who embrace them.
Jason Segel Steps into a New Spotlight

By Sally Lodge | 09/04/2014 @ 04:00PM

Jason Segel now adds middle-grade novelist to his impressive list of credits with 'Nightmares!,' written with Kirsten Miller.

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