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Rights Report: Week of April 8, 2024

| 04/10/2024 @ 04:00PM

New deals for Jamison Shea, Amber Hamilton, Charlene Thomas, and others.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 15, 2024

| 04/10/2024 @ 11:00AM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about appreciating one's ancestors, the final middle grade novel from a late Newbery Medalist, a YA mystery investigating a popular teen's alleged past, and more.
'The Home Edit' Enters the Kids' Book Market

By Sally Lodge | 04/04/2024 @ 03:00PM

It's never too early to put your life in order, say Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, authors of two books for young readers based on The Home Edit organizing and lifestyle brand they co-founded in 2015 with the goal of reinventing traditional organizing and merging it with design.
Children's Books for National Poetry Month 2024

Compiled by Iyana Jones | 04/04/2024 @ 03:00PM

We gathered a selection of new and forthcoming picture books, anthologies, and novels in verse for young readers to enjoy.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 8, 2024

| 04/04/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book following a grandmother-granddaughter duo, a graphic novel debut about roller-skating vampires, a YA romance about the stars of competing mariachi bands, and more.
Rights Report: Week of April 1, 2024

| 04/02/2024 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Maulik Pancholy, Megan Jauregui Eccles, Betty Culley, and others.
Musical Moment Gone Viral Inspires Picture Book 'The Boy Who Said Wow'

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/28/2024 @ 04:00PM

In May 2019, as the Handel and Haydn Society completed Mozart’s “Masonic Funeral Music” at Boston’s Symphony Hall, a spontaneous “wow” burst from a child in the audience. That moment, which went viral on social media, is the climax of an new picture book.
Cover Reveal: 'Westfallen' by Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares

By Joanne O’Sullivan | 03/28/2024 @ 04:00PM

Ann Brashares, the bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, has teamed up with her brother Ben to write her first middle grade novel, a time-travel alternate history thriller, 'Westfallen.'
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 1, 2024

| 03/28/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book featuring an unlikely hero's quest, a middle grade novel about a boy grappling with masculinity issues, following a tween's breakup, a YA mystery about the return of a missing mother, and more.
Rights Report: Week of March 25, 2024

| 03/26/2024 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Lauren Muñoz, Hien Nguyen, David Soren, and others.
New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: March 2024

| 03/25/2024 @ 09:00AM

This month, readers can enjoy a picture book full of promises, a middle grade tale featuring a chaotic family, a YA fantasy reuniting magical warriors for an epic battle, and more.
Cover Reveal: 'Out of My Dreams' and 'Bella Ballerina' by Sharon Draper

By Joanne O’Sullivan | 03/21/2024 @ 04:00PM

Fans of two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winner Sharon Draper have reasons to celebrate this fall, with Draper’s new middle grade novel 'Out of My Dreams'—the third in her bestselling Out of My Mind series—and her debut picture book, 'Bella Ballerina,' on the way.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 25, 2024

| 03/21/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book from a late physicist, a middle grade novel about navigating tweenhood with chronic pain, a YA memoir tracing the life of a feminist growing up in the ’90s, and more.
A Quartet of Picture Books Honors Kentucky's Pack Horse Librarians

By Sally Lodge | 03/19/2024 @ 03:00PM

The remarkable achievements of the historic Kentucky Pack Horse Librarians are heralded in four recent and upcoming picture books.
Rights Report: Week of March 18, 2024

| 03/19/2024 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Aimee Phan, Carlyn Greenwald, James Burks, Alex Brown, and others.
Picture Books for Women's History Month 2024

By PW reviewers | 03/14/2024 @ 03:00PM

We've gathered a selection of works for young readers that reflect on the many women throughout time who have overcome obstacles to leave their mark.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 18, 2024

| 03/14/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about the importance of protecting wildlife, a graphic novel road trip, a YA romance reuniting childhood best friends, and more.
Rights Report: Week of March 11, 2024

| 03/12/2024 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Erin Cotter, Dustin Thao, Christina Wyman, and others.
Just Announced: 'The Time Travel Twins' by James Patterson

By Iyana Jones | 03/12/2024 @ 02:00PM

Little, Brown has announced the forthcoming publication of 'The Time Travel Twins,' the first in a new middle grade series by James Patterson.
Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: March 2024

| 03/12/2024 @ 02:00PM

March marks the beginning of a new season, with a number of series continuations for young readers to get excited about, including a picture book about a magical creature aspiring to become something else, a middle grade book about secrets, a girl's journey in search of a missing book, and more.

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