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Rights Report: Week of April 15, 2013
New deals for Judd Winick, Hannah Moskowitz and Deborah Underwood.
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Berenstain Bears Join Sourcebooks' Put Me In The Story Platform
The publisher has signed a deal to release versions of the Berenstain titles through its Put Me In the Story platform.
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Online Promotion Has Fans Seeing 'Red'
Author and illustrator Lita Judge has started her own Red Hat Society with a contest promoting her new picture book, Red Hat.
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'My Little Pony' Leads Kids' Comics Charge
Kids' comics were a vital piece of the comics industry's nearly 15% overall sales increase in 2012.
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'Miss Peregrine's Home' Goes Graphic
In March, Yen Press debuted the first chapter of its graphic novel adaptation of Ransom Riggs's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, with art by illustrator Cassandra Jean.
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Blockbuster Director, Bestselling Author Team Up for Middle-Grade Series
Acclaimed film screenplay author, director, and producer Chris Columbus and bestselling YA novelist Ned Vizzini are the coauthors of the new middle-grade series, which debuts with House of Secrets on April 23.
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NCAC Demands Answers for Chicago 'Persepolis' Ban
The National Coalition Against Censorship continues to demand answers from Chicago Public Schools regarding the decision to ban Persepolis, with a letter and second FOIA request.
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First Look: 'More Than This' by Patrick Ness
Here's a first look at Patrick Ness's new novel, in which a boy awakens to find he's the only one left on the planet.
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Page to Stage: Other Notable Page-to-Stage Children’s Book Adaptations
Really Rosie, based on Maurice Sendak’s The Nutshell Library; off Broadway, and more
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Page to Stage: Turning Children's Books into Theater Productions
What does it take to translate a literary work into a play or musical?
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Rights Report: Week of April 1, 2013
New deals for Morgan Matson, Stefan Bachmann and Adrienne Maria Vrettos.
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Random House Acquires Novel by Teen Wattpad Star
Delacorte Press will publish e-book and print editions of The Kissing Booth, a debut book by Beth Reekles, a 17-year-old from Wales. The novel first appeared to high acclaim on Wattpad.
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'The Little Prince' Turns 70
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of The Little Prince, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is bringing out three new editions of the book: an anniversary gift set, a young adult paperback, and a graphic novel adaptation.
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Rights Report: Week of March 25, 2013
New deals for Ally Condie, Katherine Applegate and Wendy McClure.
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What's Selling at Tree House Books
As signs of spring emerge in Ashland, Ore., Jane Almquist, who for three years has co-owned Tree House Books with her husband, Dirk Price, talks about some of the books that are selling well for them this season.
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Peachtree Launches Early Chapter Series
A beret-wearing dog named Claude accidentally foils a robbery in Claude in the City, the debut entry in an early chapter book series written and illustrated by Alex T. Smith.
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YouTube's Annoying Orange Is Headed to Bookshelves
HarperCollins Children's Books has secured the rights to The Collective's Annoying Orange property for a series of joke and storybooks, beginning with Annoying Orange: How to Be Annoying this fall.
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Little Critter Expands E-Book Presence
On March 21, Mercer Mayer, creator of the Little Critters series, launched two new apps with Silver Dolphin Books.
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This Week in Children's Apps: March 28, 2013
This week in children's apps features the newest Dr. Seuss app, I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories. Also this week is Hansel & Gretel, featuring digital hand-drawn artwork and 2D animations. Julianne Moore's Freckleface Strawberry Monster Maker is the first app from the series. Finally, Over in the Jungle lets players search through the rainforest and discover the animals within.
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Abrams Announces Wimpy Kid #8
At the Bologna Children's Book Fair on Monday, Abrams announced the November publication of the (as-yet-untitled) eighth book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.



