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Tundra's Narwhal Series Hits One Million Copies
Tundra Books, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, has signed a new contract for six more titles in author-illustrator Ben Clanton's Narwhal and Jelly series.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 21, 2019
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a pensive elephant who takes on new responsibilities, a celebration of raising hands, and an anthology of essays by the teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting.
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Rights Report: Week of January 14, 2019
New deals for Kate DiCamillo, Joelle Charbonneau, Michelle Mason, the Fan Brothers, the Lady Janies, and others.
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Kerlan Collection Adapts 2013 'The ABC of It' Exhibition
The Kerlan Collection of children’s literature at the University of Minnesota is hosting an exhibition in Minneapolis next month, and they are inviting the world to it by publishing a book about the history of children’s literature that is doing double duty as the show’s catalog.
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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? On Netflix.
HMH is reintroducing the world-traveling, fedora-wearing thief Carmen Sandiego with an animated Netflix TV series debuting January 18; the relaunch will also encompass a publishing program, educational materials, a live-action feature film in 2020, and interactive games.
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New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of January 14, 2019
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book that confronts life under slavery, a middle grade science fiction novel, and a YA novel about a journey to an ashram, by a fashion designer and her daughter.
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Notable Novel Sequels: January 2018
This January, novel sequels feature wicked kings, fairies-in-waiting, kid spies, black holes, magic, and more.
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Jeff Kinney to Expand 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' World
Abrams has announced that Diary of a Wimpy Kid creator Jeff Kinney will build on his hugely popular children's series with the publication of a new novel from the perspective of hero Greg Heffley's best friend, Rowley Jefferson.
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Rights Report: Week of January 7, 2019
New deals for Kat Fajardo, Sarwat Chadda, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 7, 2019
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book biography of a ballerina, a middle grade adventure about a family that lives on a school bus, and a YA compilation of short stories that address blackness.
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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Katie Green
British author-illustrator Katie Green discusses her graphic memoir ‘Lighter Than My Shadow,’ which traces her long struggle with and recovery from anorexia, as well as why telling the story visually was so important.
