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A Kids Company About Launches Streaming Content for Teens
Children's media provider A Kids Company About has created a streaming platform designed to engage and educate young listeners on a variety of age-appropriate topics.
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2021 Fall Children's Book Week Gets Underway
Closing out the second leg of this year’s Children's Book Week, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader are gearing up for the fall celebration.
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Children's Job Moves: October 2021
Job moves in children's publishing during October 2021.
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Bank Street Book Festival 2021: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Journeys
Book Fest @ Bank Street, hosted by the Center for Children's Literature at Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan in non-Covid times, returned to the digital space for the second year in a row on October 16.
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Now Streaming: 'A Tale Dark & Grimm'
We spoke with author Adam Gidwitz about seeing his middle grade book series A Tale Dark & Grimm adapted as an animated Netflix series.
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In Brief: October 28, 2021
This week, a YA author makes her middle grade debut; the narrative history of important events in Japanese American history are discussed; a beloved pup celebrates a birthday; and an author-illustrator duo sign copies of their new book.
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A Very Busy Fall for Ada Twist
With a Netflix show, new book series, museum exhibit and a Thanksgiving parade balloon, Ada Twist is flying high.
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Read Alouds That Rock: Storytimes That Come Alive for Grades 3 to 5
Continuing our series on leading successful read alouds, we spotlight educators who deliver captivating storytimes for the chapter book and middle grade crowd.
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Obituary: Jerry Pinkney
Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney, acclaimed for his picture books honoring his Black heritage as well as for his richly detailed retold fairy and folktales, died on October 20 at 81.
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Arctis Books USA Spotlights European Books in Translation
A bright autumn publishing season is underway for Arctis Books USA, which debuted on these shores in fall 2020 under the shadow of the pandemic.
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The Busload of Books Tour Thinks Big
Illustrator-author team and married couple Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson are getting ready to embark on a nationwide road trip—with their four children and dog in tow—visiting Title 1 schools in every state, giving away approximately 25,000 books.
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'Tell Me Another Story' Documentary Highlights Diversity in Children's Literature
October 19 marked the debut of 'Tell Me Another Story,' a documentary film that celebrates the movement of children's books toward social diversity and highlights the ways in which multiculturalism is critical to the health of our society.
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Twice Told Tales for Teens
YA reimaginings of classic stories offer new perspectives and contemporary concerns.
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Obituary: Gary Paulsen
Award-winning and prolific author Gary Paulsen, best known for his novels and nonfiction for young people about self-reliance and the transformative power of the wilderness, died suddenly on October 13 in New Mexico. He was 82.
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Mountains & Plains Booksellers Celebrate Community, Books, Authors
The mood was decidedly celebratory during the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association's annual fall conference in Denver, held October 7–9, as 185 booksellers gathered in person for the first time in two years.
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HarperCollins Introduces Middle Graders to 'Dungeons and Dragons'
In a departure for the property, the classic Dungeons and Dragons board game is entering the world of middle-grade books for the first time.
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Moomin Animations Make U.S. Debut at the National Children's Museum
Kids in the U.S. now have the opportunity to encounter Finnish author-artist Tove Jansson's Moomin stories in animated and illustrated format through “Moomin Animations–Thrills and Cuddles,” on display at the National Children’s Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Licensing Hotline: October 2021
Read on for news about Random House's books tied to the Disney feature film 'Encanto'; Scholastic's new deal with That Girl Lay Lay and Nickelodeon; Little, Brown's first Line Friends title; PI Kids' Mighty Express books; and more.
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Mysteries & Thrillers 2021: YA Thrill Seekers
YA readers have a voracious appetite for suspense and murder these days, and this trend shows no signs of abating.
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AASL Annual Awards Celebrated in Salt Lake City
Recipients of the American Association of School Librarians' 2021 awards and grants are slated to be honored during the organization's national conference in Salt Lake City, October 21–23.
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