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‘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.
Children's Book Reviews: Week of 8/6/2007

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

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

ALL ABOARD Little readers will clamor for these board books. What's Wrong, Little Pookie? by Sandra Boynton finds a mother pig trying to figure out, in verse, what has saddened her “little Pookie.” (“ 'Did you fall and get hurt?' 'No.' 'Have you lost your old Teddy?' 'No.' ”) When Mother Pig finally begins suggesting such silly reasons as “Did a very large hippo tr...
'Hallows' Sells Another 1.7 Million

| 08/02/2007 @ 01:15PM

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold 1.7 million copies in its first full week on sale through outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan.
Potter Parties Pack Punch

| 07/30/2007 @ 02:00PM

On Friday July 27th, Harry Potter parties were everywhere, in every state in the Union, and many countries throughout the world.
Harry by the Numbers

by Staff | 07/30/2007 @ 06:00AM

8.3 million: Copies reported sold by Scholastic in first 24 hours 5.2 million: Copies sold through outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan on July 21 and 22 2.2 million: Number of worldwide preorders at Amazon 1.4 million: Number of Amazon preorders in the U.S. 1.8 million: Copies sold by Barnes & Noble on July 21 and 22 1.
Harry's in a League of His Own

by Jim Milliot | 07/30/2007 @ 06:00AM

The record-breaking sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows provided a much needed shot in the arm to bookstore sales, which were down 4.3% through May and had fallen every month this year. The trend will undoubtedly be broken in July. The 8.3 million copies of Hallows that Scholastic reported selling in the first 24 hours was far above the sales of The Secret, the top-selling title in th...
Children's Book Reviews: Week of 7/30/2007

by Staff | 07/30/2007 @ 06:00AM
Children's Notes

by Staff | 07/30/2007 @ 06:00AM

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED? Favorite characters make a triumphant return in these summer sequels. The Land of the Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer, second in a trilogy that began with The Sea of Trolls, revisits siblings Jack and Lucy. (In a starred review of the first book, PW wrote, “Fans of Viking and adventure tales will be up late nights to discover Jack's fate.
Girl Power Gets Daring

By Lynn Andriani | 07/27/2007 @ 07:05AM

The Daring Book for Girls is a companion to The Dangerous Book for Boys—but it’s hardly "a pinkified version with tea party stuff instead of Navajo talking code," say the authors.
Harry's Last Hurrah

by Shannon Maughan, Children's Bookshelf | 07/26/2007 @ 04:00PM

At last! The loooong wait is over. Harry Potter and his cohorts finally made their literary entrance at the appointed hour of 12:01 AM on July 21.
Three Harry Potter Fans Discuss Book Seven

| 07/26/2007 @ 03:00PM

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