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Capstone Launches Campaign Celebrating Reading Books
Capstone, the Minneapolis-based children's book publishing group, is launching a literacy campaign called "Reading Is for Everyone."
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Obituary: Donne Forrest
Donne Forrest, longtime subsidiary rights for Dutton Children’s Books and Dial Books for Young Readers, died on January 7 at age 80.
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Breach of 'Dog Man' Embargo Draws Indies' Ire
With a release date of December 24, Scholastic hoped Dav Pilkey’s latest Dog Man book, 'Brawl of the Wild, 'would bring big sales for retailers at the close of the holiday season. It has, but the company’s laydown policies have come under fire from independent booksellers.
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HarperCollins Launches Children's Book Podcast
HarperCollins Children's Books has announced the launch of 'Remember Reading?,' a monthly podcast dedicated to classic and contemporary books for young readers.
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Girls of the Crescent: Teen Sisters Promote Stories of Muslim Girls
When sisters Mena and Zena Nasiri, both avid teen readers, noticed a dearth of YA books featuring Muslim females like themselves, they took steps to remedy this gap in representation.
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Pullman, Donaldson, Riddell Among New Year's Honours Recipients
A number of prominent children's authors have made the U.K.'s New Year's Honours list.
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Children's Job Moves: December 2018
Job moves in children's literature during December 2018.
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Obituary: Audrey Stone Geisel
Audrey Stone Geisel, philanthropist and widow of the late children’s book icon Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, died on December 19 at her home in La Jolla, Calif.; she was 97.
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Story Guild Provides Sounding Board for Budding Writers
Emerging middle grade and young adult novelists looking to share their work and gain feedback from fellow writers have a new opportunity to consider, thanks to a workshop launched by children's author Jonathan Auxier.
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Children's Book Community Responds to Gun Violence with #ArmMeWithBooks
Literary Safari—the New York City-based studio that produces children's media with an emphasis on diversity—has launched the #ArmMeWithBooks campaign, which seeks to address issues of gun control in the U.S.
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Bologna in New York: A Panel Discussion
The Bologna Children's Book Fair may be months away, but several international illustrators and children's book experts recently gathered in New York City for a panel discussion about the storied history of the fair.
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PW's Most-Read Children's and YA Stories of 2018
The launch of the 13th book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Wimpy Kid series and a Q&A with 'Scythe' author Neal Shusterman were among PW's most-clicked stories about children's and YA books in 2018.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2018: Maker Movement Resource List
Publishers share their newest titles related to maker education.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2018: 'A Few of My Favorite Maker Things'
Heather Lister, senior maker fellow at the Foundry Makerspace near Harrisburg, Pa., and former director of maker education for educational materials distributor Mackin, told us about some of her makerspace essentials.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2018: A Makerspace Snapshot
Kathy Lester, a media specialist and technology coach in Michigan, shares how she has embraced the maker movement in her community.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2018: 'Making' Lessons Memorable
We take a look at the rise of maker-focused education, and the many creative ways in which DIY projects and technology are being integrated in classrooms and libraries.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2018: All Our Coverage
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Children's Publisher Kickstarts Its Book-for-Book Promise
New children’s publisher Bushel & Peck has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support its goal of providing books to kids in need.
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Movie Alert: 'Mortal Engines'
We spoke with author Philip Reeve about the adaptation of his 2001 YA novel 'Mortal Engines,' which rolls into theaters on December 14.
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In Brief: December 13, 2018
This week, debut picture book authors Sean Hayes and Scott Icenogle visit Rachael Ray; a firefighter reads to kids; and William Joyce celebrates the final Guardians book.



