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Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
The veteran children’s editor, best known for having acquired and published Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer, has founded an eponymous agency specializing in books for young readers.
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2026 Outstanding International Books List Announced
The United States Board on Books for Young People has revealed its 2026 Outstanding International Books list, featuring 41 titles for children and young adults published in 2025 and originating from 24 countries.
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In Brief: January 15, 2026
Recently an author discussed her latest middle grade novel in New York City, a cartoonist celebrated her picture debut with a school visit, and authors talked baseball during a stock signing.
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Brown Bag Films Has New Leadership, Mandate
The animation company, acquired by Scholastic as part of its purchase of 9 Story Media Group, plans to expand its reach beyond the preschool market to include new platforms and older audiences.
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Literary Agents Step Up for Every Child a Reader and SCBWI’s Action Fund
With a $10,000 donation, a group of literary agents is helping children’s organizations purchase and distribute books to school libraries across the U.S. On January 7, during a livestreamed gathering, the Children’s Book Council and the Impact and Legacy Fund of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators announced the gift from the Literary Agent Circle of Sponsors.
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In Brief: January 8, 2026
Recently the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature was joined onstage by an actor, an author made a serendipitous visit to the home of a famous writer, and an author and illustrator came together to share their biography of a music icon.
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Follett, OverDrive’s Sora App Partner for Expanded PreK–12 Reach
Follett Content Solutions, the largest provider of children’s and YA print books to the U.S. preK–12 market, and Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive, are teaming up to provide schools with more streamlined purchasing access to a full range of print and digital materials for their students.
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Children's Job Moves: December 2025
New Job Announcements in children’s publishing for December 2025.
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Diane Roback to Step Down as ‘PW’ Children’s Book Editor
During her long career at the magazine, Roback oversaw the expansion of Publishers Weekly’s coverage of the children’s book market during a period when the sales of children’s books exploded.
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Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers
As the deployment of ICE agents to the Windy City rattles the customer base of Los Amigos Books, the bilingual bookshop is also contending with tariffs as it seeks to become a distributor for Spanish-language titles.
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The Top 15 Children’s and YA Stories of 2025
Manga editions of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books, an exclusive tour of Shel Silverstein’s archives, and the unexpected pairing of Stephen King and Maurice Sendak were among PW’s most-clicked stories about kids’ and YA books in 2025.
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Reintroduction of Federal Right to Read Act Aims to Bolster Literacy, School Libraries
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and newly sworn-in U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07) have reintroduced the Right to Read Act, designed to increase federal funding to address the nation’s literacy crisis.
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On Tour with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris
Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Shawn Harris recently hit the road to celebrate the release of 'The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate’s Revenge,' the fourth installment in their First Cat in Space graphic novel series.
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Little Bee Launches Books Tied to Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggyland’
Little Bee Books has secured the rights to publish nine titles based on rapper Snoop Dogg’s 3D-animated hip-hop music video series for preschoolers, 'Doggyland: Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes,' over the next two years.
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Simon & Schuster Appeals to Advancing Readers with Star Chapter Books
S&S is introducing Star Chapter Books, an assortment of illustrated fiction for ages five through nine, designed to support developing reading skills.
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It’s a Holiday Smorgasbord of Children’s Books
Booksellers are heralding a cornucopia of holiday and everyday choices for children and teens this December. We checked in with them about which titles are flying off the shelves, from seasonal picture books to tried-and-true classics.
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On Tour with Matt Tavares
Author-illustrator Matt Tavares recently toured the East Coast in celebration of his new holiday picture book, 'Dasher and the Polar Bear,' the third installment in his bestselling Dasher series.
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Advent Calendar Books for Young Readers Count Down to Christmas
We take a look at a raft of advent calendar-inspired books for young readers featuring open-a-chapter-a-day anticipation.
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In Brief: December 11, 2025
Recently an author discussed her return to a beloved series, a YA author appeared at a sold-out event, a bookstore staged a unique storefront display, a documentary screening highlighting librarians took place, an author gave a talk to students at a library, and an author celebrated a graphic novel adaptation.
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