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  • Little, Brown Takes On Tie-Ins for DreamWorks's 'Dinotrux'

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has secured the publishing rights for DreamWorks Animation's Netflix-exclusive TV show, 'Dinotrux.'

  • Macmillan's Imprint Acquires Digital Tween Property 'SpacePop'

    Imprint, a new imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, has acquired the global master publishing rights to 'SpacePop,' a series of digitally distributed animated shorts, from Genius Brands International.

  • What's Selling at Inkwood Books

    Amanda Hurley, manager of Inkwood Books in Tampa, Fla., shared news of some titles with double appeal: books, she reports, that "are selling well – and that I’m having a lot of fun selling."

  • 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award Shortlist Announced

    The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Awards.

  • Reynolds, Kiely Win WNDB's Debut Walter Award

    The inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award for outstanding children's literature in the YA category has been given to 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely.

  • November Bookstore Sales Rose 7.5%

    Bookstore sales jumped 7.5% in November over November 2014, according to preliminary estimates released Friday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were $757 million this past November compared to $704 million a year ago.

  • A Growing (and Fragmented) Children's Book Market in India

    The nine-day New Delhi World Book Fair, which kicked off on January 9 and runs through January 17, occupies 10 of the 18 exhibition halls at the sprawling Pragati Maidan complex.

  • Strong Holidays Give Children's Bookstores a Boost in 2015

    "Indie bookselling is back," Vivien Jennings, owner of Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kan., proclaimed after a "wonderful" holiday season with sales up 11%.

  • Authors Talk Diversity in YA at ALA Midwinter 2016

    There was standing room only for an ALA Midwinter YA panel on diversity, organized by We Need Diverse Books and featuring Malinda Lo, Marieke Nijkamp, Kody Keplinger, Adam Silvera, and Heidi Heilig.

  • In Brief: January 14, 2016

    A picture book artist bids a poignant farewell to Bowie; a school event sends readers home happy; middle grade readers get pageant-ready at a book party; and fans enjoy a cozy, crafty book launch.

  • More Ponies on the Horizon: Little, Brown and Hasbro Renew Partnership

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has extended its licensing agreement with Hasbro through 2018.

  • News From the North: January 2016

    In this edition of Canadian children's publishing news: wordless picture book 'Sidewalk Flowers' will bring a universal message to Syrian refugees; Orca's new nonfiction series gives background and context to cultural holidays; the Queen of Plasticine will be the Honorary Chair for Family Literacy Day; and Alligator Pie poet Dennis Lee teams up with an award-winning illustrator.

  • When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2016 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners

    PW spoke with the three big winners of the ALA's 2016 Youth Media Awards, about what they were doing when the committee called with the good news.

  • De la Peña, Blackall, Ruby Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz

    Matt de la Peña has won the 2016 Newbery Medal for ‘Last Stop on Market Street’; Sophie Blackall has won the 2016 Caldecott Medal for 'Finding Winnie'; and Laura Ruby has won the 2016 Printz Award for 'Bone Gap.'

  • A Promotion to Spread the Love for Middle Grade

    Workman and its Algonquin Young Readers imprint are welcoming 2016 with iLoveMG, an initiative encouraging booksellers, librarians, teachers, bloggers, and other children's publishers to celebrate middle-grade books and authors.

  • Scholastic Starts a New Story

    Scholastic is gathering together materials in an effort to highlight its illustrated books geared towards parents, teachers, booksellers, librarians, and caregivers to share books with children.

  • YA Book Bloggers Targeted by Catfishing Scheme

    A book blogger at Bookish Antics took to social media on Monday after falling victim to an elaborate catfishing scheme perpetrated via email by a woman posing as a publicist.

  • 2016 Sendak Fellows Announced

    The 2016 Sendak Fellows were announced on January 1; they are Elisha Cooper, Jenni Desmond, and Yuyi Morales.

  • Yang Named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

    The new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature is graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, winner of the Printz Award, and two-time National Book Award finalist.

  • PW’s Top Children’s Stories of 2015

    Here are the 10 most popular stories about children’s and YA books published on publishersweekly.com in 2015.

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