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Full STEAM Ahead: Activity Books Encourage Hands-On Learning Surge
As educators and their students faced a variety of school-day scenarios that included virtual learning, one thing was constant—the need for engaging lessons tackling STEM and STEAM concepts.
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Soapbox: Supporting Children's Editors and Agents in the Effort to Diversify
Agent Erin Murphy reflects on the need to provide more resources and mentorship for editors and agents who are working toward a more inclusive and equitable publishing landscape.
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Scholastic Enters 'Karma’s World'
Scholastic has secured the global publishing rights for 'Karma's World,' a CG-animated series for viewers ages six to nine, based on the property created by rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges.
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In Brief: March 25, 2021
This week, Julie Rowan-Zoch and Beth Anderson celebrate new books at an "old" location; Jessica Rinker has a fiery launch; Hena Khan and Aisha Saeed have an event worth singing about; and two bestselling authors team up for a killer conversation.
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#DVPit Founder Launches Nonprofit to Better Serve Diverse Authors, Illustrators
Five years after founding #DVPit, literary agent Beth Phelan has announced the formation of DiverseVoices Inc., a nonprofit with the mission of "empowering and advocating for book creators from marginalized communities."
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Lerner Partners with Read Woke to Launch Book Series
Lerner Publishing Group and Read Woke nonprofit founder Cicely Lewis are partnering on a new line of books to help librarians and educators lead teens in thoughtful conversations about timely and difficult topics.
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Licensing Hotline: March 2021
Read on for news about Ninja Life Hacks' licensing debut, a new brand-licensing agent for 75-year-old Highlights, a Moomin licensing and publishing initiative, a partnership between the Girl Scouts and Michelle Obama's 'Becoming,' and more.
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2021 North Texas Teen Book Festival: Exploring Identity and Finding Community in Food, Fantasy, and More
On March 5–6, thousands of virtual attendees flocked to YouTube for the seventh annual North Texas Teen Book Festival.
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Highlights from the 2021 Latinx Children's Literature Conference
On March 6, the Center for Children's Literature at Bank Street College of Education in New York City hosted a virtual mini-conference on Latinx children's literature.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 15, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about what students in one classroom would save from a fire, a middle grade graphic novel about a budding journalist, a YA fantasy retelling of a Grimm story in verse, and more.
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Children's Publishers' Pandemic Pastimes: March 9, 2021
We asked children's book professionals to talk about some of their surprising quarantine pastimes, kicking off a series.
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'The Runaway Bunny' Hops to HBO Max
Just in time for spring, Margaret Wise Brown's classic picture book 'The Runaway Bunny,' illustrated by Clement Hurd, makes its debut as a half-hour animated musical film on HBO Max, premiering March 25.
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Kid Lit Community Rallies Against Anti-Asian Racism
Outraged by the exponential increase in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of Asian American children's authors has sought to make change—literally.
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Anne Schwartz Books to Set Sail This Summer
In her latest professional venture, Anne Schwartz has cast her editorial net wide while crafting her eponymous imprint at Random House Children's Books.
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Highlights from Read Across America Day 2021
March 2 marked the National Education Association's landmark event, Read Across America Day, the U.S.'s largest celebration of reading.
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In Brief: March 4, 2021
This week, Ruth Forman talks Black board book joy; Phil Stamper has a "far out" launch; and Scholastic celebrates Black History Month.
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Random House Studio Unveils Launch List
Summer will bring the debut titles from two imprints of Random House Children's Books, each steered by a principal of Schwartz & Wade Books.
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Soapbox: On Read Across America Day, Let's Rethink the Classics
In honor of the literacy celebration, Sailaja Joshi, founder of Mango & Marigold Press, invites readers "to pause and reflect on what we consider 'classic' children’s books."
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2021 Children's Book Week Poster Unveiled
Author-illustrator Bryan Collier has designed the official poster for the 2021 Children's Book Week, which will take place May 3–9 and November 8–14.



