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Lego and DK Build On 25-Year Partnership with New Children’s Fiction List
DK and the Lego Group are launching Lego Fiction, a multi-series children’s fiction list consisting of original titles created with well-known authors and illustrators, next fall.
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!
Jumpstart, a national organization that recruits and trains adults to teach foundational literacy skills to preschoolers, is partnering with Little Free Library to expand the 20th anniversary celebration for its Read for the Record early literacy initiative.
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Taylor Cassidy Wants Young Readers to Learn History from a Context of Joy
Taylor Cassidy, the creator behind the popular TikTok series 'Fast Black History,' reflects on her YA nonfiction debut, 'Black History Is Your History,' and why she’s taken it upon herself to find a new way to look at the past.
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In Brief: October 16, 2025
Recently a publisher was feted, an author saw her work come to life via an art bench, a book festival celebrated Latinx creators, an author bid farewell to her middle grade series, an author made their debut, and young cartoonists met a first-time creator.
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Franceschelli to Step Back from Chronicle’s Handprint Books
Christopher Franceschelli has announced his plan to step back from Handprint Books, the children’s publishing outfit he formed in 2000, which became an imprint of Chronicle Books in 2008.
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PRH Throws a Banned Books Week Party in the Nation’s Capital
By setting its substantial industry weight behind anti-censorship advocacy, Penguin Random House has become a leading force against book bans. To kick off BBW, PRH sent its bright orange Banned Wagon on a weeklong tour, and also organized a Save Our Stories Supper on October 6.
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Reading as an Act of Resistance: MPIBA Breakfast Speakers Emphasize Accessibility to Books
The Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association's annual FallCon kicked off with the Children’s Authors and Illustrators Keynote Breakfast. This year’s presentations touched on themes of accessibility, inclusion, censorship, and the freedom to read.
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Widening the Circle: Native Authors Center Community
Authors Stacy Wells and Christine Hartman Derr reflect on the growth of the We Need Diverse Books Native Children’s and YA Writing Intensive and its impact.
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Teachers and Students Share Anti-Censorship Strategies in New Book
'Ban This! How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too),' published by Zest Books, compiles arguments and approaches used by freedom to read activists at Central York High School in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Creating a ‘Hullabaloo’ for Middle Grade Readers
Cartoonist and author Josh Smeaton and HarperAlley editor Josh Sippie are launching ‘Hullabaloo,’ a monthly comic magazine for kids ages 8–13, which aims to deliver fun stories that hook kids on reading.
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In Brief: October 9, 2025
Recently an author celebrated a young readers adaptation, a launch event turned into game night, an exhibition honoring a children’s author closed, an author made her debut, collaborators took part in arts and crafts, and a museum welcomed an author for an event.
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For Banned Books Week 2025, Literary Orgs and Allies Determine to Make Noise
Banned Books Week 2025 is taking place this week, and freedom to read advocates came out swinging.
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Finalists for 2025 NBA for Young People’s Literature Announced
The National Book Foundation has revealed the five finalists for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
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Emma Ledbetter Joins Candlewick as Executive Editorial Director of Picture Books
As part of a category-focused editorial structure at Candlewick Press, Emma Ledbetter has been appointed executive editorial director of picture books, a newly created role.
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TV Alert: 'Charlotte’s Web'
HBO Max has released a three-part animated adaptation of E.B. White’s classic children’s novel Charlotte’s Web, now available for streaming.
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Uptown Kid Lit 2025 in Photos
On September 7, authors, illustrators, young readers and their families gathered at New York City’s Inwood Hill Park for the fifth annual Uptown Kid Lit festival.
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In Brief: October 2, 2025
Recently a husband-wife duo spoke at an event, a debut author held a launch event, a school welcomed an author for a visit, an author held an event at a library, fans attended a launch event, and an author signed stock copies.
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Children's Job Moves: September 2025
New Job Announcements in children’s publishing for September 2025.
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Cindy Loh Joins Scholastic to Lead 0–8 Program
As part of a new strategy to bring the company’s book clubs and fairs and trade division under one wing, Scholastic has hired Cindy Loh as VP and publisher 0–8.
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TV Alert: 'The Sisters Grimm'
Michael Buckley is celebrating a momentous occasion: the 20th anniversary of his Sisters Grimm series and the arrival of an animated adaptation, slated for release October 3 on Apple TV.
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