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Random House Children's Launches Nonfiction Imprint
Random House Children's Books is expanding its portfolio with an educational nonfiction imprint for ages three and up, Bright Matter Books.
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Movie Alert: 'The Tiger Rising'
The fourth film adaptation for Kate DiCamillo, based on her 2001 novel 'The Tiger Rising,' is set to hit theaters on January 21, and will be released digitally on February 8.
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S&S Creates Dedicated Boynton Imprint
This fall, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing will raise the curtain on Boynton Bookworks, an imprint devoted to the books of bestselling children's author Sandra Boynton.
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Digital Checkouts Surge in 2021 for OverDrive Education's Sora
Following a record-setting performance in 2020, OverDrive Education has reported that e-book checkouts through its Sora student reading app increased 62% year-over-year in 2021 and that digital audio checkouts grew by 24%.
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Children's Job Moves: December 2021
Job moves in children's publishing during December 2021.
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Children's Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2021
We asked staffers at children's publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children's or YA book they read this year.
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PW's Most-Read Children's and YA Stories of 2021
Catch up on some of the big stories you may have missed, with our list of the year's top 10 PW children's book articles.
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2021 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators Remembered
Click through to see our tributes to some of the talented and inspiring children's book authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals who died this year.
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Read Alouds That Rock
In this recurring series, we ask literacy experts in classrooms and libraries to discuss their techniques for selecting and sharing books to lead engaging storytimes for young readers of all ages.
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Read Alouds That Rock: Book Clubs to Love
Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we asked five expert book club facilitators to share some of the ways they run their clubs and spread book love with young readers.
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Marc Brown's Arthur, Star of Page and Screen, Shares Life Lessons
In celebration of the Arthur series’ 45th year in print and its final season on PBS, Marc Brown has created a compilation of wisdom and wit, ‘Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur.’
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Licensing Hotline: December 2021
Read on for coverage of the Emberley family's new brand, a global early-learning program featuring Peppa Pig, a new publishing and licensing program centered on Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC, and other recent licensed book news.
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2021 Kids' Book Choice Awards Announced
Every Child a Reader, the charitable arm of the Children's Book Council, has revealed the winners of its Kids' Book Choice Awards, formerly known as the Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards.
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In Brief: December 9, 2021
This week brought a chance encounter with a childhood hero; a week-long discussion of retellings of well-known tales; and a graphic novel, all-star event celebrating friendship.
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In Brief: December 2, 2021
Last month ended not with a bang but with an acoustic rooster song; authors celebrated the Asian Pacific American Experience; writers held a panel to tickle the funny bone; and a con commemorated the launch of the third installment in a YA series.
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Children's Job Moves: November 2021
Job moves in children's publishing during November 2021.
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Teacher Created Materials Buys Free Spirit
Teacher Created Materials has acquired Minneapolis-based Free Spirit Publishing for an undisclosed price. The purchase involves about 300 titles, most focused on social and emotional learning for young people.
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YALLFest 2021 in Photos
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, YALLFest was held earlier this month in Charleston, S.C.
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Gina Gagliano to Leave Random House Graphic
Gina Gagliano, the founder and publishing director of Random House Graphic, Random House Children's Books’ graphic novel imprint, is leaving the company effective December 3.
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New York City Reads in Color with Little Free Libraries
The Little Free Library organization has installed special "Read in Color" book-sharing boxes in New York City as part of its effort to reach underserved communities in cities around the country.