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Spring 2009 Children's Announcements

| 02/18/2009 @ 05:51PM
Children's Books for Spring: T - Z

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

TANGLEWOOD PRESS (NBN, dist.) The Tiptoe Guide to Tracking Fairies ($15.95) by Ammi-Joan Paquette, illus. by Christa Unzner. Where in children's homes do fairies eat, sleep and play? (4-8) Wolf Camp ($15.95) by Katie McKy, illus. by Bonnie Leick. After attending a mysterious summer camp, Maddie exhibits wolf-like behavior.
Children's Book Reviews: Week of 2/16/2009

| 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

Picture Books Sneaky Weasel Hannah Shaw . Knopf , $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-375-95625-6 When the eponymous “nasty, measly” antihero of Shaw's authorial debut invites everyone to a party “to boast about his incredible castle, fast car and huge swimming pool,” he discovers that he has made an offer that is very easy to refuse.
Children's Books for Spring: S

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

SAINT MARY'S PRESS The Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers ($26.95, paper $18.95) by Janet Claussen, Pat Finan, Diana Macalintal, et al., is a guide to praying and living the Catholic faith. (10-14) SASQUATCH BOOKS (PGW, dist.) Larry Gets Lost in San Francisco ($16.95) by John Skewes and Michael Mullin, illus.
Children's Books for Spring: R

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

RANDOM HOUSE Seuss-isms for Success: Insider Tips on Economic Health from the Good Doctor and Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor ($7.99 each) by Dr. Seuss compile quotes from the author's canon. (All ages) Books Are for Reading ($8.99) by Suzy Becker is a “chew-toy book” for teething youngsters.
Children's Books for Spring: D - G

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

DALMATIAN PRESS/PIGGY TOES PRESS Little Hands Love ($7.95), photos by Anthony Nex. Small hands are shown engaging in various activities. (All ages) 1-2-3 Count with Me! ($7.95) by Heather Rosas is a counting book that features flaps and a pop-up ending. (All ages) Red Riding Hood's Rainbow ($8.95) by Heather Rosas.
Taking Steps into the Digital Future

by Judith Rosen | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

E-books may date from the early 1970s, when Michael Hart launched Project Gutenberg, but the revolution in e-books for kids has only just begun. True, three novels from Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series were library distributor Overdrive's three most downloaded e-books for 2008, but adult and children's digital books combined still make up a small percentage of book sales—less than 1% of ...
Children's Books for Spring: A - C

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

ABBEVILLE KIDS Series Turn-the-Wheel by Peter Lawson introduces four board books with steering wheels ($5.95 each, boxed set $22.95, 3-up). ABRAMS Budgie & Boo ($15.95) by David McPhail tells of two gardeners—a bear and a bunny—who are best friends. (3-6) Chicken Butt! ($12.95) by Erica S.
Children's Books for Spring: P

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

PARACLETE PRESS Paperback Praying in Color: Kids' Edition ($14.99) by Sybil MacBeth is an adaptation of this adult book about creative ways to pray. (7-12) PARRAGON BOOKS First Bible Stories for Boys and First Bible Stories for Girls ($TBA), illus. by Andrew Geeson and Sophie Keen, retell Old and New Testament tales.
Children's Books for Spring: I - O

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

IMMEDIUM (Consortium, dist.) Chaff n' Skaffs: Mai and the Lost Moskivvy ($15.99) by Amanda Chin and Luke Feldman, illus. by Feldman. When a lost mosquito interrupts Mai's sleep, her friend Chaff suggests they escort it home. (4-8) You Might Be a Monster and Other Stories I Made Up ($15.99) by Atta Boy.
Fall 2009 Sneak Previews

Compiled by Shannon Maughan | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

A sneak peek at the highlights from publishers' fall 2009 lists.
New Imprints Stake a Claim

by John A. Sellers | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

Lately, the word of the day in publishing has been “reduction,” be it in head counts or acquisitions. And while several children's imprints have been lost in recent months due to restructuring, retirements, etc., 2009 will see the arrival of a new children's publisher, Egmont USA (see “New Kid on the Block,” June 16, 2008), as well as a number of new imprints.
Children's Books for Spring: H

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 02/16/2009 @ 07:00AM

HACHETTE/FAITHWORDS Paperback Series All About Us continues with Be Strong & Curvaceous and Who Made You a Princess? by Shelley Adina ($9.99 each, 12-up). And Miracle Girls adds Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt ($9.99, 12-up). HARPERCOLLINS Blueberry Girl ($17.99) by Neil Gaiman, illus.
YA Book Sells to Disney; Pub Rights Pending

By Rachel Deahl | 02/13/2009 @ 08:24PM

After Hollywood interest was brewing last week for Clete Smith's YA novel, Grandma's Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, Jody Hotchkiss of Hotchkiss & Associates has closed on a deal for film rights with Disney. The lit rights, being handled by Sterling Lord's George Nicholson, remain up for grabs.
Scholastic Media Has Big Plans for Clifford

By Sally Lodge | 02/12/2009 @ 07:00AM

“It only takes a little…to BE BIG!” The motto for Scholastic Media’s new Clifford The Big Red Dog BE BIG! campaign delivers the message at the heart of this initiative: small actions based on Clifford’s Big Ideas—among them sharing, helping others, being responsible, playing fair and working together—can make the world a better place.
HarperCollins Closes Bowen Press

By Jim Milliot and Diane Roback | 02/12/2009 @ 07:00AM

On Tuesday, in response to rapidly declining sales and earnings, HarperCollins closed its Collins imprint and cut a rumored 60 positions. As part of the cutbacks, The Bowen Press, a children’s imprint that was set to launch this month, is closing, and publisher Brenda Bowen has left the company
‘The Year We Disappeared’ to Appear on National TV

By Judith Rosen | 02/12/2009 @ 07:00AM

This Saturday, February 14, at 10 p.m., CBS News’s 48 Hours will air an investigation of the case chronicled in The Year We Disappeared (Bloomsbury, Aug. 2008), in which Cylin Busby and her father, John Busby, describe the chain of events that occurred 30 years ago when John, then a police officer in Falmouth, Mass., was shot in the face, and he and his family were forced into hiding.
Q & A with K.L. Going

By Sue Corbett | 02/12/2009 @ 07:00AM

Children's Bookshelf spoke with K.L. Going about her new novel, King of the Screwups (Harcourt).
Huzzahs for Humphrey

By Shannon Maughan | 02/12/2009 @ 07:00AM

It’s not unusual for rodent characters to make it big in the world of children’s books. Currently, a humble hamster named Humphrey is riding his yellow hamster ball to popularity as star of a series of books by Betty G. Birney.
Page to Screen: A 'Cookie Club' & a Gal's Canine Companion

By Rachel Deahl | 02/11/2009 @ 09:37PM

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