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Learn, You Will: Workman Taps Yoda and Friends for Workbook Line

By Karen Raugust | 04/24/2014 @ 03:00PM

Workman Publishing is bringing the Force to education with the May launch of a series of Star Wars workbooks.
Rights Report: Week of April 21, 2014

| 04/22/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Heidi Heilig, Henrik Tamm, and Brigette Barrager.
Disney Partners with Bestselling Children's Authors for New Star Wars Adaptations

By Karen Raugust | 04/17/2014 @ 04:00PM

Disney Publishing Worldwide will release four new children's books tied to the original Star Wars film trilogy, starting in October 2014.
Tom Angleberger to Fold Origami Yoda Series

By Sally Lodge | 04/17/2014 @ 03:00PM

In August, Amulet will release the sixth and final novel in Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda series, "Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus," whose title and cover are revealed here for the first time.
Bloomsbury Debuts 'If Only' YA Romance Series

By Sally Lodge | 04/15/2014 @ 03:00PM

Bloomsbury's If Only YA contemporary romance series launches in May with "Wish You Were Italian" by Kristin Rae and "Fool Me Twice" by Mandy Hubbard.
Penguin Heads for the Sea with the Octonauts

By Karen Raugust | 04/15/2014 @ 02:00PM

Penguin Young Readers Group's Grosset & Dunlap imprint has acquired the North American publishing rights to "Octonauts," a daily TV series which features educational themes about marine biology.
Moving on Up: Minecraft

By Shannon Maughan | 04/15/2014 @ 02:00PM

Scholastic, with its publication of the official game guides – "Minecraft: Essential Handbook" last December and "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook" in March – has found the building blocks of a bestselling run.
Rights Report: Week of April 14, 2014

| 04/15/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Mike Lupica, Lauren Hillebrand, James Preller, Haifaa al Mansour, Eric Colossal, and Winifred Conkling.
FarFaria App Offers kids’ Stories for $3.99 Per Month

By Calvin Reid | 04/14/2014 @ 09:00AM

Offering a colorful and fanciful interface with more than 600 digital stories for kids, FarFaria is a subscription app for the iPad, providing unlimited access to its content for $3.99 a month.
Klassen's 'Hat' Books Hit One-Million Mark

By Sally Lodge | 04/10/2014 @ 04:00PM

Just two and a half years after his solo children's book debut, Jon Klassen's "I Want My Hat Back" and "This Is Not My Hat," have reached a combined worldwide in-print tally of one million copies.
Atheneum Debuts New Cronin-Cornell Series

By Sally Lodge | 04/10/2014 @ 03:00PM

The four fuzzy little chicks Doreen Cronin introduced in "The Trouble with Chickens" now have their own series, The Chikcen Squad, which launches in April with "The First Misadventure."
Galley Talk: 'Say What You Will'

| 04/10/2014 @ 03:00PM

At Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, Wash., bookseller Madison Butler is looking forward to selling "Say What You Will," Cammie McGovern's debut YA novel, which HarperTeen will release in June.
Rights Report: Week of April 7, 2014

| 04/10/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Tricia Springstubb, Tamara Ellis-Smith, and Bob Staake.
Megan McCafferty Offers Readers the Chance to 'Ask! Authors! Anything!'

By Sally Lodge | 04/03/2014 @ 03:00PM

A new monthly Q&A series hosted on Google Hangout gives fans a chance to connect with some of YA literature's star authors.
The Long 'Tail': Liz Kessler's Emily Windsnap Celebrates 10 Years

By Shannon Maughan | 04/01/2014 @ 03:00PM

In the past decade, Liz Kessler's Emily Windsnap series – five books so far – has reeled in more than 2.6 million copies in total sales of all print and e-book editions.
Rights Report: Week of March 31, 2014

| 04/01/2014 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Kent Davis, Rosamund Hodge, Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick.
Abrams Launches First Annual Wimpy Kid Month

| 03/31/2014 @ 10:00AM

The publisher launches Wimpy Kid Month this April, a month-long celebration of Jeff Kinney's wildly popular series, which will become an annual event.
Kobo Inks Deals with Nickelodeon, Blue Apple Books

| 03/28/2014 @ 10:00AM

In separate announcements, Nickelodeon Publishing and Blue Apple Books reached agreements to make their children’s titles available for sale through e-book retailer Kobo.
How Sweet It Is: The 50th Anniversary of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

By Pamela Brill | 03/25/2014 @ 02:00PM

Beginning April 1, Penguin will kick off a year-long celebration for the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with a host of initiatives in bookstores and schools as well as online.
Abrams Revives Chris Raschka's Thingy Things

By Sally Lodge | 03/25/2014 @ 02:00PM

On April 8, Abrams Appleseed will re-launch Chris Raschka's Thingy Things with previously unpublished titles in the picture book series.

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