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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.
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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.



