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Moving On Up: 'The Selection' by Kiera Cass
This spring has seen the release of The Prince, a tie-in e-novella to Kiera Cass's 2012 dystopian YA romance The Selection, along with a new paperback edition, and the publication of its sequel, The Elite.
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First Look: 'Flora & Ulysses' by Kate DiCamillo
The idea for Kate DiCamillo's sixth novel, Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, sprang from two of the unlikeliest sources imaginable.
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New Music Inspired by Children's Book Classics
Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring has turned to Kickstarter to finance CDs inspired by children's literature.
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Keeping Readers in ‘The Dark’: On Tour with Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen
Photos from Daniel Handler and Jon Klassen's recent book tour for their picture book, The Dark, which took them from Brooklyn to the Golden State and featured blindfolds, apples, and giant crabs.
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Galley Talk: 'Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library'
Emily Grossenbacher of Lemuria Books in Jackson, Miss., is looking forward to introducing kids to Chris Grabenstein's Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.
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Pseudonymous Bosch on Stage: A Photo Essay
When is an author appearance not an author appearance? When it's an interactive theatrical show.
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First Look: 'Mr. Wuffles!'
The story behind David Wiesner's forthcoming picture book, Mr. Wuffles, begins and ends with crickets.
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Rights Report: Week of April 29, 2013
New deals for Cynthia Levinson, Charlotte Zolotow and Garth Stein & R.W. Alley.
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19th-Century-Style Mailing Promotes New Picture Book
Some 100 children's book professionals received an unusual package in the mail this month – a piece of art handmade by award-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall.
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All Aboard for a 'Steam Train, Dream Train' Event
Author Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrator Tom Lichtenheld recently appeared at the Reading Bug in San Carlos, Calif., in support of their newest bedtime book.
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'The 5th Wave' Launches with a Splash
Penguin Young Readers Group has big crossover hopes for The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey’s new YA science fiction thriller.
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Rights Report: Week of April 22, 2013
New deals for Salla Simukka, Kimberly Derting, Lucy Knisley and Jason Segal & Kirsten Miller.
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Amazon Children's Picks Up Finnish YA Trilogy
Amazon Children's Publishing/Skyscape has acquired U.S. rights for Finnish YA author Salla Simukka's Snow White Trilogy.
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'Tiger Eyes': A Family Film
Judy Blume's son, Lawrence, has directed a feature film version of her novel Tiger Eyes, to be released June 7.
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Tacky the Penguin's Creators Celebrate 25 Years
Twenty-five years after making his self-titled debut, Tacky the Penguin celebrates a special day in Happy Birdday, Tacky!, Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger's latest installment in the series, due May 14.
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What's Selling at the Reading Bug
Lauren Savage, owner of The Reading Bug in San Carlos, Calif., shares word of some titles that are moving quickly in her store.
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'Press Here' Creator Hervé Tullet Takes His Newest Project on Tour
The Paris-based artist has brought his new book, I Am Blop!, to the U.S.
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Cover Reveal: 'The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett'
Take a first look at the fourth book in Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda series.
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Caroline Kennedy, Poetry Advocate
With her fourth anthology, Poems to Learn by Heart, editor Caroline Kennedy continues to champion the literary form.
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Australian Duo Branches Out with 'Treehouse' Series
Longtime collaborators Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton have set an uproarious scene in The 13-Story Treehouse, an illustrated middle-grade novel released this month.



