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Children's Book Reviews: Week of 9/10/2007

| 09/07/2007 @ 06:00AM

Picture Books What Will Fat Cat Sit On? Jan Thomas . Harcourt , $12.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-15-206051-0 Fat Cat is ready to take a seat, and all the other animals firmly believe it's not a matter of “what” but rather “whom” he will choose for his resting place. Solidarity quickly breaks down—“Sit on the Pig! Sit on the Pig!” shrieks Chicken in full Furie...
Children's Audio Reviews: Week of 9/10/2007

| 09/07/2007 @ 06:00AM

The Aurora County All-Stars Deborah Wiles , read by Kate Jackson. Listening Library , $30 unabridged, five CDs, 5.5 hours ISBN 978-07393-4883-3 Jackson hits a home run as the inspired choice to read Wiles's (Each Little Bird That Sings) latest, a heartfelt story with baseball at its center. Her slightly raspy voice, shaded with an occasional twang, is perfect for bringing to life the cast of...
Teen Marketing 2.0

by John Sellers | 08/31/2007 @ 06:00AM

Yes, teens spend a lot of time online. But for publishers trying to use that to their advantage, it takes more than just shifting promotional dollars to the Web. “Part of the trick to marketing books to teens online is that the most effective results seem to come from the coverage that appears most organic, viral and uncommercial in nature,” says Tracy van Straaten, v-p of trade pub...
Children's Book Reviews: Week of 9/3/2007

| 08/31/2007 @ 06:00AM
Children's Book Reviews: Week of 8/27/2007

| 08/24/2007 @ 06:00AM

Picture Books What Happens on Wednesdays Emily Jenkins , illus. by Lauren Castillo. FSG/Foster , $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-374-38303-9 Radiant mixed-media art by a debut illustrator captures the warmth and candor in Jenkins's (Five Creatures) sparkling slice-of-life tale, narrated by a much-loved child in Brooklyn.
Ulysses Press Builds on 'Mugglenet'

by Bridget Kinsella | 08/24/2007 @ 06:00AM

With more than 335,000 copies of Mugglenet.com's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 in print since its November 2006 publication, Berkeley, Calif.—based Ulysses Press plans to use the more than $2 million it will earn from its bestselling title to help continue what it calls “auteur publishing.
Licensing Hotline: August 2007

By Karen Raugust | 08/23/2007 @ 04:10PM

When the long-awaited fourth film in the Indiana Jones franchise is released on May 22, 2008, Scholastic and DK—both long-time partners of Lucas Licensing on Star Wars—will release a range of children’s books appropriate for a PG-13 movie.
Mike Lupica to Write Series for Children

By Dermot McEvoy, Children's Bookshelf | 08/23/2007 @ 04:00PM

Mike Lupica, sports columnist for the New York Daily News and bestselling children’s author, has signed with Philomel Books to write a new middle-grade series called Comeback Kids.
Children's Bookshelf Talks with Peter Sís

by Sally Lodge, Children's Bookshelf | 08/23/2007 @ 06:00AM

Peter Sís, two-time Caldecott Honor artist (for Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei and Tibet: Through the Red Box) draws from his own childhood in his latest book, The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain.
Birds of a Feather

By Pamela Brill, Children's Bookshelf | 08/23/2007 @ 06:00AM

It’s not uncommon for real-life events to inspire books for children. But when the story of a hawk that took residence along New York City’s fabled Fifth Avenue, which captured national attention, spawns the publication of not one, but two new picture books, that’s reason to take notice.
‘Hallows’ Proves Magical for BAM

by Jim Milliot | 08/22/2007 @ 01:33PM

As expected, Books-A-Million posted a record second quarter, driven by sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Revenue in the quarter rose 9.6%, with comp store sales up 6.6%. BAM president Sandy Cochran called Hallows sales "outstanding," and also cited good gains in the commercial fiction, biography, graphic novel and teen segments.
‘Potter’ Bumps Up Book Sales at Hastings

| 08/20/2007 @ 01:26PM

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows kicked in sales of $1.8 million in the first 10 days after its July 21 publication, helping to lift same store book sales at Hastings Entertainment 6.9% in the second quarter ended July 31. Book comps for the first half of the year were up 2.8%.
Children's Galleys to Grab

by John Sellers | 08/20/2007 @ 06:00AM

At this fall's regionals, attendees can nab galleys that range from everyday teen life to the unexpected—Norse myths, the laws of physics and even tooth fairies all get their due. Some Don't-Miss Debuts Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by Adrienne Kress (Miramax/Weinstein). An orphan goes on a quest to rescue her teacher.
Children’s Books: Week of 8/20/2007

| 08/17/2007 @ 06:00AM
A Riches-to-Riches Story

by Sue Corbett, Children's Bookshelf | 08/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

Not many picture books are 50 years in the making. But a new version of a very old tale can make that claim: Walt Disney’s Cinderella, retold by Cynthia Rylant (Disney Press, Aug.), has its origins in design work done by artist Mary Blair in the 1940s.
Children's Book Reviews: Week of 8/13/2007

| 08/10/2007 @ 06:00AM
Children's Audio Reviews: Week of 8/13/2007

| 08/10/2007 @ 06:00AM
Children's Notes

by Staff | 08/10/2007 @ 06:00AM

TALE OF MYTHIC PROPORTIONS Touted as a facsimile of an 1825 text by Lady Hestia Evans, an admirer of Lord Byron, Mythology by Dugald A. Steer, newest in the 'Ology series, serves as an interactive primer on Greek myth. Chock-full of flaps, foldouts and such removable goodies as Oak Leaves of the Oracle and a silver obol to pay for a journey across the River Styx, this enticing package also co...
Lerner Lures Kjoller Away from FSG

by Claire Kirch | 08/09/2007 @ 08:06PM

Children’s book publisher Lerner Publishing Group has hired Maria Kjoller as director of rights, special sales, and international distribution, as of September 6.
HC Signs Laura and Jenna Bush to Children’s Book Deal

By Dermot McEvoy | 08/09/2007 @ 12:04PM

HarperCollins said today that it has acquired world rights to a children’s book—as yet untitled—written by First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter, Jenna.

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