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In Brief: November 20
This month, a group at NCTE thinks pink; a Scandinavian writer meets young U.S. fans; and a first-time author climbs to the "surface."
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Sourcebooks Releases Picture Book App
Sourcebooks is launching an app for the iPad allowing consumers to fully integrate a child's name and image into an interactive picture book.
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From Screen to Book: Candlewick's First Picture Book Symposium
As part of its year-long, 20th anniversary celebration of picture books, Candlewick Press in Somerville, Mass., went back to Cambridge, where its offices were originally located – to hold its first picture book symposium at the Cambridge Public Library on November 10.
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KidLit Cares Sandy Relief: An Update
Round One of the auction for the KidLit Cares Superstorm Sandy Relief Effort, headed up by author Kate Messner and bolstered by the children's book community, has ended – and has raised a total of $36,756 for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
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Obituary: Jeanie Guman
Jeanie Guman, sales director at Disney Book Group, died on November 12 from complications due to a long struggle with leukemia.
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In Brief: November 15
This week, author Jill Biden shows her appreciation for the troops; an Oklahoma press rustles up interest in its new releases; publishing staffers test their children's book knowledge; Laini Taylor fans can't mask their enthusiasm; Eric Carle's caterpillar meets some fans; and supporters of girls' literacy take the (cup)cake.
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This Week in Children's Apps: November 15
This week in apps features a Smithsonian Backyard app, Red Fox at Hickory Lane, about Mother and Father Fox teaching their cubs to hunt.
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News from the North: November 2012
This installment of Canadian news spotlights publishers and authors venturing into YA for the first time.
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Scholastic to Donate 1 Million Books to Sandy Relief
Scholastic has announced that it will donate 1 million books to schools and libraries hard hit by superstorm Sandy. The company will also make available free to teachers online lesson plans and activities.
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Movie Alert: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'
On December 14, everyone's favorite Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, will embark on his first live action cinematic adventure in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and buzz has been building in the Tolkien-sphere for some time.
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This Week in Children's Apps
This week in children's apps features the classic picture book Goodnight Moon.
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What's Selling at Kids Ink
It's been a busy fall for Shirley Mullin, owner of Kids Ink in Indianapolis, who shares word of what books are moving swiftly in her store.
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In Brief: November 8
This week, the Boston Book Festival looks into the future; a group of Massachusetts teens get a crash-course in self-publishing; an author shakes off the "Blooz" with her new book; a town parade gets 'Rebel'lious; the 'Spirit' of John Coltrane comes alive in a new picture book; and a poet celebrates her debut book.
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HC Releases 'Goodnight Moon' App
HarperCollins has partnered with children's app developer Loud Crow Interactive to create an app for the classic picture book Goodnight Moon.
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Ruckus Reader Adds New Titles; Revamped App Coming This Month
Ruckus Media, a multimedia children's entertainment developer, is adding digital titles from five children's publishers to its Ruckus Reader app, a digital bookshelf, retail outlet and early reader learning platform.
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Surviving Sandy: Stories from the Publishing World
Hurricane Sandy touched millions of lives last week, including many in the children's book community. Here a few authors and publishers tell their storm stories.
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KidLit Community Steps Up for Sandy Victims
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, children's author Kate Messner found a way to turn her concern into action when she pulled together KidLit Cares: Superstorm Sandy Relief Effort, an online talent auction featuring services and items donated by the children's book community and benefitting the Red Cross.
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Nominations Open for Pannell Awards
WNBA is now accepting nominations for the 30th annual Pannell Award for children’s bookselling, one for a general bookstore and one for a children's specialty store.
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Modugno Joining Random House
Maria Modugno has been named editorial director of picture books at Random House and Golden Books for Young Readers Group.
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'Live at the Lounge' Brings Authors to Fans' Homes
YA readers will have a chance to spend some quality virtual time with a handful of Little, Brown authors, who are taking turns in the spotlight during the publisher's new Live at the Lounge series.



