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RHCB Buys Cherry Lake
Random House Children’s Books has acquired Cherry Lake Publishing Group, the Ann Arbor–based publisher of children’s trade, library, and educational titles; the purchase involves approximately 6,000 titles. Cherry Lake will continue to operate independently.
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Raising Readers: Educators Share Strategies to Help Reward Voracious Readers
We spoke with three educators about the ways they’re helping support passionate readers to elevate them and their reading lives for the long term, from book clubs to reading logs and more.
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NYT, NYPL Announce Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2025
Now in their 73rd year of highlighting children’s books, the 'New York Times Book Review' and the New York Public Library have announced the 10 winners of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award.
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Children’s Publishers Celebrate Halloween 2025
Children’s publishers hosted a number of Halloween parties last week, and creative staffers donned costumes based on favorite characters and books—both classic and contemporary. We’ve gathered a selection of photos from the festivities.
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Bank Street BookFest 2025: Creators Celebrate Community and Craft
The annual BookFest at Bank Street took place on November 1 at Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan, with a focus on “Celebrating the Joy of Books for Children and Adolescents.”
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Bank Street BookFest 2025: Laurie Halse Anderson Insists ‘We Will Be Okay’
Capping off a day of energizing programming, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate and anti-censorship activist Laurie Halse Anderson delivered a powerful keynote, urging the children's book community to “keep sharing stories and books—and demanding that people have access to them.”
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In Brief: November 6, 2025
Recently a publishing house came together to celebrate a picture book about New York’s new mayor, authors showed up to support a new release, a bookstore welcomed a thriller writer, a bookstore got a makeover, an author visited a crucial setting of her book, and an author gave a bilingual reading.
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LBYR Overhauls Editorial Structure
Under the reorg, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has created two distinct editorial groups, one aimed at young readers and the second targeting older readers, and given VP and editor-in-chief Alvina Ling her own imprint.
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R.L. Stine’s Hometown Tour in Photos
R.L. Stine recently made a trip to his Ohio hometown to commemorate a month-long “Get Goosebumps in Columbus” celebration of the author’s work.
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Children's Job Moves: October 2025
New Job Announcements in children’s publishing for October 2025.
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PRH Canada Splits Tundra Books Leadership
Under the new structure, Liz Kribs will share the title of publisher for the children’s book group with Tara Walker, who has held the role since 2015.
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A Necklace Found My Cancer. Clea Shearer’s Book Helped Me Face It
Jillian Vandall Miao, senior director of publicity at Random House Children’s Books, shares her breast cancer journey and how a book by Clea Shearer gave her hope and strength.
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In Brief: October 30, 2025
Recently a library was built in a late publisher’s honor, a bishop made an appearance in N.Y.C., an author paid a school visit to present a graphic novel, readers sampled traditional treats at an event, an author kicked off a farewell tour, and students enjoyed a visit.
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Brown Books Launches Nonprofit Children’s Imprint to Support Rescue Animals
Man’s best friend has inspired a new children’s book imprint. Brown Books Publishing Group CEO Milli Brown is at the helm of RADO (Rescue Animals Deserve Our Support)’s Press, which will debut next spring.
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On Tour with Peter H. Reynolds and Paul Reynolds
This year marks the 16th anniversary of International Dot Day, a special occasion for Peter H. Reynolds, the author-illustrator of picture book ‘The Dot.’
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In Brief: October 23, 2025
Recently a governor discussed her YA memoir, publishing staff and authors joined the New York Comic Con festivities, authors collaborated on a short tour, an international book fair hosted a children’s conference, and a museum welcomed an author-illustrator.
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On Tour with Brian Lies
Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Brian Lies recently went on tour in the Northeast to present his new picture book 'Cat Nap' (Greenwillow).
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Random House Expands Its Anime Offerings with Yu-Gi-Oh!
Random House Children’s Books is launching a publishing program in the U.S. and Canada based on the classic manga, anime, and gaming property Yu-Gi-Oh!, under license from Konami Cross Media NY.
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Plata Publishing Launches Kids’ Imprint in Advance of ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Anniversary
Plata Publishing is aiming to educate the next generation of money makers by creating a children’s imprint, Plata Kids.
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Licensing Hotline: October 2025
Read on for news about Penguin's tie-in books for a new animated film based on Roald Dahl's 'The Twits,' Boom! Studios’ licenses with Hasbro for Jem and the Holograms and My Little Pony, PI Kids’ acquisition of books in the Richard Scarry license, Red Racer adding the NASCAR license to its portfolio, a new Chuck E. Cheese title from Genius Cat Books, and more.
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