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Blue Dot Hoists 'Set Sail for Science' Program
Nearly three years since starting her company, Blue Dot Kids Press, publisher Heidi Hill is gearing up for another launch, but this time, it's taking place on the high seas.
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A Year-End School and Library Pop Quiz
As 2022 comes to a close, PW invited teachers and librarians to reflect on the bright spots they’ve experienced this year and to share some things they’re looking forward to in 2023.
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Movie Alert: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio'
The iconic wooden marionette is given new life in a stop-motion film adaptation of Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro, premiering on Netflix on Friday; we spoke with Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol about her work as head of the storyboard department.
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2022 Kids' Book Choice Awards Announced
Every Child a Reader, a nonprofit organization providing literacy outreach through the Children's Book Council, has announced the winners of the 2022 Kids' Book Choice Awards.
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In Brief: December 8, 2022
This month, authors make a school visit highlighting Black historical figures; publishers celebrate their picture book creators; and an author takes her construction site picture book on tour.
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The 2022 Shanghai Children's Book Fair in Photos
We've gathered a selection of photos highlighting the ninth edition of the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair.
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Shanghai Children's Book Fair Concludes Its Run
The China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair completed its three-day run on December 4; some 11,394 visitors attended the fair.
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Students Advocate for Free Speech in a Youth-Led Author Panel
Four high-school-age activists, members of the National Coalition Against Censorship group Student Advocates for Speech, met three authors for a Zoom panel on November 30 about censorship and the freedom to read.
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For Ukrainian Refugee Kids, Books Offer Hope
Thousands of Ukrainian refugee children are about to spend their first Christmas away from home; while it's not the outcome that anyone would have wanted, publishers' efforts continue to ensure that books in their own language will comfort them through a holiday season in exile.
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Inaugural Russell Freedman Award Honors Late Author's Impact
The winners of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' inaugural Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction for a Better World were announced on November 29.
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In Brief: December 2, 2022
Recently, an author came from Down Under and visited U.S. bookstores, a partnership brought a reading experience to a Bronx elementary school, an author launched her picture book biography, and writers gathered in Los Angeles for a conference.
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Children's Job Moves: November 2022
Job moves in children's publishing during November 2022.
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YA Does YA at Annabelle's Book Club L.A.
Annabelle's Book Club L.A., which opened on Black Friday in Los Angeles's Studio City neighborhood, stands out for its hot pink façade, its YA-focused inventory, and its 16-year-old proprietor, Annabelle Chang.
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Licensing Hotline: November 2022
Read on for news about Studio Fun's Blippi books, Abrams’s middle grade and graphic novels tied to the classic Nickelodeon horror series 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?,' 80th anniversary tie-ins for 'The Little Prince,' and more.
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Mercer Mayer Co-Founds New Entertainment and Licensing Company
Mercer Mayer, author of 300 books including the long-running Little Critter series, has partnered with digital media developer John Sansevere to form a new company, Twelve/30.
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We Need Diverse Books Launches #BooksSaveLives Initiative Against Censorship
WNDB is launching the #BooksSaveLives campaign, which will give as much as $10,000 in grants to schools and libraries in underserved communities that they can purchase challenged and banned books for their collections.
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Art from Cover to Cover: Spotlight on Tra Publishing
With visually stunning, bespoke titles that focus on environmental and social issues, the publisher looks to inspire curious, confident, and engaged young readers. (Sponsored)
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The Rabbit hOle Hops Closer to Completion
The Rabbit hOle, the $15 million "explore-a-storium" project in Kansas City spearheaded by former children's booksellers Pete Cowdin and Deb Pettid, is moving closer to becoming a reality.
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YALLFest 2022 in Photos
Fans of YA literature flocked to Charleston, S.C., for a weekend of bookish fun at YALLFEST, held November 11–12.
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Movie Alert: 'My Father's Dragon'
'My Father's Dragon,' inspired by the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett, is now streaming on Netflix.



