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Rights Report: Week of June 6, 2016
New deals for Martha Brockenbrough, Suzy Evans, Mike Curato, Zoe Waring, Dana Alison Levy, Rebecca McLaughlin, and Julian Lennon.
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Kids' Book for 'Rebel Girls' Makes Crowdfunding History
When Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo wanted to publish the kind of children's book they wished they had when they were growing up, they turned to Kickstarter to fund 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.'
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HarperCollins Welcomes Judith Kerr's First Novel in 37 Years
'Mister Cleghorn's Seal,' venerable author Judith Kerr's first children's novel since 1987, is about a man who rescues an orphaned sea pup and brings him home to his city apartment.
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Writer Pens Picture Book to Benefit Children's Bookstore
Booktender's Secret Garden Bookstore & Gallery in Doylestown, Pa., could be the first children's specialty store to be the subject of an entire picture book.
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Coralstone Press Tries the Longform Picture Book
Todd Kessler had a story he wanted to tell in a book format, but it didn't fit most publishers' molds due to its length.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of June 6, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a picture book about a freed slave running a secret school, a middle grade novel about wishes gone awry, and a realistic YA novel set in a glitzy, soulless version of Los Angeles.
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Rights Report: Week of May 30, 2016
New deals for Rachel Lynn Solomon, Salla Simukka, Trent Reedy, Ari Goelman, and Joanne Rocklin.
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Banned New Zealand Book Makes U.S. Debut
Preceded by controversy, 'Into the River,' a YA novel by New Zealand author Ted Dawe, will be released to North American audiences simultaneously in hardcover and e-book on June 14th by Polis Books.
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Delacorte Sends 'Maze Runner' Fans Back to the Books
Delacorte is building buzz for 'The Fever Code,' the fifth Maze Runner book, with a campaign dubbed #DashnerDash Binge Read.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 30, 2016
Hitting bookshelves next are a board book series that unfolds the food chain, a middle grade novel set in a forest overrun with magic, and a YA psychological thriller.
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A Popular Nature Nonfiction Series Makes Its Way to the Big City
'Who Pooped in Central Park? Scat and Tracks for Kids' has its origins in a much more rural setting.
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Knopf Celebrates 25 Years of Faith Ringgold's 'Tar Beach'
On May 10, Knopf released a 25th-anniversary edition of Coretta Scott King Award-winner Faith Ringgold's 'Tar Beach.'
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Rights Report: Week of May 23, 2016
New deals for Kasie West, Sophie Blackall, and Ismee Amiel Williams.
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Graphix to Expand Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel Series
Scholastic's Graphix imprint has signed a four-book deal includes the fifth and sixth graphic novels based on Ann M. Martin's Baby-Sitters Club books, as well as two original titles.
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Miffy Heads to America with Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has secured the rights to publish Miffy books in the U.S. and Canada.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 23, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a picture book mashup of martial arts and fairy tales, a middle grade novel set in a world divided between those with talents and those without, and the conclusion to a bestselling YA novel.
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Movie Alert: 'The BFG'
It's a big premiere for a big, friendly giant – and an equally sizable year for his creator.
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YA Edition of Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code' Announced for Fall
The young adult adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code' will be shorter and tailored for readers in their early teens. It will publish in the U.S. on September 13 and in the U.K. on September 8.
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Need a Laugh? Rob Elliott and HarperCollins Have You Covered
HarperCollins Children's Books will publish four upcoming titles in Rob Elliott's bestselling, paperback Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids series.
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Rights Report: Week of May 16, 2016
New deals for David Wiesner, Amanda Foody, Jenn Marie Thorne, Tillie Walden, Cori McCarthy, and Brendan Kiely.
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