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Abrams to Launch Hasbro's Cubby Hill Brand
The brand's debut will be in the form of a jacketed hardcover picture book called 'The Welcome Wagon: A Cubby Hill Tale,' written and illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld.
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Book Drive for Border Kids Kicks Off
A group of concerned citizens in Minnesota is launching a charitable book drive to benefit refugee children more than 1,000 miles away at the Mexican border.
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2019 National Book Festival in Photos
Tens of thousands of book lovers of all ages turned out for the 19th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, which took place August 31 in Washington, D.C.
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In Brief: September 12, 2019
This week, Sandra Boynton's pajama party is no snooze; Lindsay Lackey brings a reptilian friend on her debut tour; Holly McGhee and Pascal Lemaître inspire kids to listen up in New Jersey; and Bao Phi's second picture book gets off on the right foot.
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Margaret Anastas to Helm New Imprint at Viking Children's
The HarperCollins Children's editorial director will join Viking Children’s Books next month, where she will launch an as-yet-unnamed imprint dedicated to publishing commercial picture books and picture book franchises.
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2019 Decatur Book Festival in Photos
The 14th annual AJC Decatur Book Festival took place August 30–September 1 in Decatur, Ga, bringing together more than 250 authors, including a number of children's and YA writers.
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Licensing Hotline: September 2019
Read on for news about Baby Shark in North America; Running Press's new Baby Rocker board book series; a new in-world cookbook tied to the just-opened Star Wars theme park attraction; and more.
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Author-Illustrator David Kirk Launches Pipweasel Publishing
Author-illustrator David Kirk, best known for his Miss Spider series of 23 books, has decided to break free from corporate publishing and be his own boss.
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Author Julia Watts Disinvited from Teen Lit Festival
YA author Julia Watts has been removed from the slate of authors participating in LitUp, a teen literary festival sponsored by the Knox County (Tenn.) Public Library, after a member of the organizing committee expressed concerns that she has also written erotica.
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Magic Cat Imprint Joins Abrams Family
Abrams will welcome a new children's imprint in fall 2020, when the company becomes the North American publisher of Magic Cat, an independent, London-based publishing house recently founded by Rachel Williams and Jenny Broom.
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2019 Beijing International Book Fair in Photos
The Beijing International Book Fair, held August 21–25, hosted more than 2,600 exhibitors (of which 1,600 came from overseas) and more than 300,000 attendees.
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In Brief: September 5, 2019
This week, Kwame Alexander and Jason Reynolds journey to Scotland; it's hammer time for David Shannon; CBC Diversity and Candlewick gather in Boston; and Tracy Banghart has a royal book launch.
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Children's Job Moves: August 2019
Job moves in children's publishing during August, 2019.
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Bologna’s Moscow Debut to Seed New Fair
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair has organized a new professional program focused on children’s books for the Moscow International Book Fair, taking place September 4–8.
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Beijing 2019: Continued Focus on Children’s Content in Print and Digital
The Beijing International Children's Book Fair, occupying a full hall and running concurrently with the much larger Beijing International Book Fair, is back for a second year with an emphasis on children’s content and licensing.
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#KitLitforCelina Gathers Books for Young Tornado Victims
According to children’s author Michelle Houts, a single page torn from a book inspired her to organize a book drive to benefit children in Celina, Ohio, after a tornado devastated the rural town of 10,500 people.
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Bookseller’s Nonprofit Will Give Books to Students in Need
Copperfield’s Books children’s specialist Patty Norman has launched a nonprofit children’s literacy organization that aims to put books into the hands of every child in three counties north of San Francisco.
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Points of Sale: An Rx for Shelf Talkers
RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, N.H., has launched the RiverRun Rex campaign to encourage the store’s customers to write their own shelf talkers.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2019: All of Our Coverage
In our back-to-school edition, we take a look at Follett’s new Book eFairs, the ongoing advocacy efforts of school librarians, digital resources for the classroom, and more.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2019: AASL’s Best Apps and Websites for Teaching and Learning
We’ve compiled highlights from the AASL’s 2019 lists here, annotated with commentary from ed tech experts.



