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Make Way for Robert McCloskey Biography
Jane McCloskey, daughter of two-time Caldecott Medalist and three-time Caldecott Honor artist Robert McCloskey, has collected her memories of her father in Robert McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures.
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Papercutz, Lego to Launch Ninjago Graphic Novels
Blazing Lego ninja action will come to kids' graphic novel imprint Papercutz this fall, with the publication of the first in a series of Ninjago graphic novels. Ninjago is a line of Lego products featuring ninjas who practice the martial art of Spinjitzu, a tradition found only in the Lego world.
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S&S Announces New Dork Diaries Books
On the heels of the recent release of Rachel Renée Russell's Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star, Simon & Schuster's Aladdin imprint has announced details about the publication of the fifth and sixth books in the series in summer 2013 and 2014.
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This Week in Children's Apps: June 23, 2011
This week in apps offers two well-known children's books: Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! gets a digital version, complete with the ability for the player to follow the author through his legendary story; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star comes to tablets with 3D images that can be turned and tilted, with a narration of the classic poem in more than five languages.
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In Brief: June 23
In brief this week: a theatrically minded contest for Allen Zadoff's new book; launch events for Cat Patrick and Joe Schreiber; and historical fiction authors convene in San Diego.
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Gene Yang’s ‘Level Up’: Videogames, Angels and Growing Up Asian-American
Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang follows his critically acclaimed graphic novels Prime Baby, The Eternal Smile and 2006 National Book Award finalist, American Born Chinese, with Level Up, written by Yang with art by Thien Pham, published by First Second.
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Q & A with Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks
Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks, authors of the fun and funny fashion blog Go Fug Yourself, are newly minted YA authors with their just-published first novel, Spoiled.
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Rosemary Wells Tackles Childhood Conundrums
Bossiness, messiness, lying, and tattling are some of the issues Rosemary Wells addresses in Kindergators, her new picture-book series set in a kindergarten classroom.
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In Brief: June 16
In brief this week: Abby Levine retires from Albert Whitman after 28 years; and Meg Medina, Geoff Herbach, and David A. Kelly celebrate new books.
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'Wind in the Willows' Sequel Due in 2012
Kenneth Grahame's renowned Toad, Mole, Ratty, and Badger will make a return appearance in a recently announced sequel to 1908's The Wind in the Willows, tentatively titled The Willows Redux.
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Scholastic Announces New 'Hunger Games' Pub Programs
To capitalize on the holiday bookselling season—and building excitement for the release of the first Hunger Games film next year—Scholastic has announced new editions of and tie-ins to the first book in Suzanne Collins's bestselling series.
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More Harry Potter? Rowling Reveals Pottermore.com
A week ago, the biggest Harry Potter news of the summer was next month's release of the final film in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Now, Rowling has given Potterphiles something else to look forward to—and it's still a mystery.
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Next 'Wimpy Kid' Book to Get Six Million-Copy First Printing
Abrams' Amulet Books imprint has announced a six million-copy first printing for the next book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling children's series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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Gingrich Picture Book Joins the Political Pack
With the September 26 release of Sweet Land of Liberty, Newt Gingrich's wife, Callista Gingrich, will join the growing ranks of political family members who have penned picture books for children.
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This Week in Apps: June 9, 2011
This Week in Apps offers a look at Nickelodeon's Olivia and a journey to the bottom of the sea.
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In Brief: June 9
In brief this week: some sweet events with Eric Luper; author Sue Fliess's book and shoe drive; editor Robert Wyatt at the Strand; and author events with Elanna Allen and Kirby Larson.
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Galley Talk: 'The Summer I Learned to Fly'
One galley that recently grabbed the attention of Christy McDanold, owner of Seattle's Secret Garden Bookshop, is The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt, which Random House's Wendy Lamb Books imprint will release next month.
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, But Fun to Recall
Web sites like PostSecret and Secret Regrets, where people can anonymously post their darkest secrets for the world to read, have been around (and popular) for years. This week, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers launched a similar Web site, with a literary bent: the Why We Broke Up Project.
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Tuesday Was 'Dork Day'
Sweet-toothed Manhattan-based fans of Rachel Renee Russell's Dork Diaries series from Aladdin were in for a treat on June 7, when Simon & Schuster touted the publication of Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star with a Dork Day celebration at Rockefeller Center.
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This Week in Apps: June 2, 2011
This week there's a new app for potty training, as well as the classic tale of Snow White.
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