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  • U.S. Postal Service Celebrates Children's Books

    Over the years, the USPS has released a number of stamps featuring children's books and characters.

  • Kadir Nelson's New Stamp Honors Athlete Althea Gibson

    A U.S. postage stamp illustrated by Kadir Nelson and featuring pioneering tennis player Althea Gibson will be released August 23.

  • In Brief: August 22

    This week, a well-traveled poster is signed, sealed, and delivered; two authors buddy up for books and BBQ; and a book fest comes to Boulder.

  • 'Love You Forever' Named Most Iconic Canadian Cover

    The cover of Robert Munsch's sentimental favorite Love You Forever has been chosen as Canada’s most iconic book cover in a contest launched by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

  • Defying 'Orthodoxy': Carolrhoda Editorial Director Andrew Karre

    Andrew Karre is unabashedly enthusiastic about the coming season, with a fall list he describes as "provocative in all senses."

  • Sasquatch Finds a Hit in 'Larry Gets Lost'

    In August, John Skewes's traveling canine takes his first trip through time in Larry Gets Lost in Prehistoric Times: From Dinosaurs to the Stone Age.

  • Sourcebooks Puts Macmillan Picture Book in the Story

    Sourcebooks is partnering with Macmillan to add On the Night You Were Born by author-illustrator Nancy Tillman to its interactive Put Me In the Story digital platform.

  • Rue La La: Selling Kids' Books the Stylish Way

    RueLaLa.com kicked off a two-day promotion with Random House and its client lines for a different set of brands: Dr. Seuss, the Berenstain Bears, and Maisy.

  • What's Selling at the Magic Tree Bookstore

    At the Magic Tree Bookstore in Oak Park, Ill., in Chicago's western suburbs, co-owner Rose Joseph and bookseller Ann Krusek talk about current favorites.

  • News from the North: August 2013

    In our latest dispatch from Canada, favorite characters like Stella and Franklin turn up in new places; publishers including Owlkids and Scholastic Canada partner with a literacy-promoting TV show; and a Canadian-American actor becomes a YA author.

  • In Brief: August 15

    This week, Jabba the Puppett shakes things up in the south; a porcine picture-book star stages a reading; and an author-illustrator welcomes his newest creation.

  • 'Find Waldo Local' II a Success

    For the second year in a row, the July Find Waldo Local promotion boosted book sales, solidified the Shop Local movement on many Main Streets, and made a lot of kids very happy.

  • Summer Reading Snapshot

    PW checked in with children’s librarians around the country to see how their young patrons are spending summer vacation.

  • At SCBWI Summer Conference, Writers and Illustrators 'Reconnect with Their Muses'

    The 42nd annual Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators summer conference included 90 authors, illustrators, editors, agents, and publishers facilitating dozens of workshops and individual consultations.

  • New Children's Bookstore to Open in Berkeley

    When Mr. Mopps' Children's Books opens this October, Berkeley, Calif., will have its first children's bookstore.

  • In Brief: August 8

    This week, an author meets the Home Run King's kin; a San Francisco shop hosts an "unusual" reading; a Cape Cod-area illustrator gets a neighborly welcome; and a debut author is feted by her greatest admirers.

  • Continuing the Changes at Bloomsbury Children's Books

    Bloomsbury Children's Books has named Catherine Onder as its new editorial director, effective September 3.

  • A Sneak Peek at Phoebe Yeh's Debut Crown List

    Phoebe Yeh, who joined Random House Children's Books in June as v-p and publisher of Crown Books for Young Readers, has acquired the inaugural books for the revitalized imprint.

  • Major Redesign for Scholastic Book Clubs

    Scholastic announced that the school book club flyers traditionally formatted to serve multiple grades will now arrive in classrooms with grade-specific monthly book selections

  • Consolidation in Coloring Books as Bendon Acquires Dalmatian

    Bendon, Inc., has acquired Dalmatian Press, LLC, from Anderson Press Ltd. The merger creates a value-publishing giant that will ship 200 million coloring, activity, story, board, educational, and other books per year, effectively doubling Bendon’s size.

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