The death of a beloved picture book creator, an imprint for bestselling author Rick Riordan, and new projects from J.K. Rowling were among PW’s most-clicked stories about children’s and YA books in 2016.

10. Balzer + Bray Prevails in 13-House Auction for YA Debut
After a heated auction among more than a dozen publishing houses, including all of the Big Five, Donna Bray of HarperCollins’ Balzer + Bray imprint acquired Angela Thomas’s debut novel, The Hate U Give.

9. Authors Respond to Disinvites from Schools
In a few high-profile cases this year, two children’s authors were asked not to come visit schools they had been invited to, amid concern that there were objections to the books’ subjects or to the authors’ comments.

8. Fall 2016 Sneak Previews
From Sophie Blackall to Rick Riordan, Raina Telgemeier, and Kwame Alexander, a look at the children's and YA books that were due out in fall 2016.

7. Obituary: Lois Duncan
Celebrated author Lois Duncan, best known for such popular suspense novels for teens as Killing Mr. Griffin and I Know What You Did Last Summer, died on June 15 at 82.

6. New Publishing Projects from J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World
J.K. Rowling’s literary and brand management agency announced the launch of a publishing program of new print and digital titles from Rowling’s Wizarding World, beginning with the publication of a script book of the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts I & II.

5. The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2016
Drawn from the pages of PW’s Fall Children’s Announcements issue, here are our picks for the most notable and hotly awaited titles for children and teens published this fall.

4. The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Spring 2016
And here are our picks for the most anticipated titles for children and teenagers that came out this past spring, taken from our Spring Children’s Announcements issue.

3. Spring 2017 Sneak Previews
A look ahead at some of the bigger titles for children and teens due out in the first half of 2017, in our exclusive roundup.

2. Disney Announces New Rick Riordan Imprint
Rick Riordan has gotten a variation on the same question a zillion times: When are you going to write about the Hindu gods and goddesses? Ancient Chinese mythology? Native American legends? Now, he has an answer.

1. Obituary: Anna Dewdney
Children’s author and illustrator Anna Dewdney, whose toddler-centric picture books starring Baby Llama are multi-million-copy bestsellers, died on September 3, after a battle with brain cancer. She was 50.