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Movie Alert: 'Breaking Dawn Part 2'
As the box office opens on November 16, the sun sets on the Twilight series – or does it? Though the highly anticipated Breaking Dawn Part 2 will likely deliver the closure that viewers are hoping for, rumors have been circulating through the Twilight-sphere: more movies or a television series might be in the works.
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Mamiverse Providing New Source of Information About Latino Books
Mamiverse.com, a site offering content catered to Latina mothers, is launching a books section called Mamiverse Books.
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Cover Shots: A CBC Diversity Panel Discusses YA Book Jackets
On September 25, members of the Children's Book Council's Diversity Committee gathered for an intimate and illuminating panel surrounding the topic of diversity and children’s book covers.
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A Rocky Mountain High for Kids' Books in Denver
There was, as Cathy Langer of Denver's Tattered Cover put it, an "embarrassment of riches" this year at the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association annual trade show. Approximately 400 booksellers descended upon Denver's Renaissance Hotel September 20-22 to swap stories, talk shop with the publishers' reps, and meet a diverse group of authors and illustrators.
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Banned Books Week at 30: New and Notable Efforts
Banned Books Week is celebrating its 30th anniversary – because, well, people are still trying to remove Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird from library shelves. And the American Library Association is still fighting the good fight to keep that from happening.
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Children's Books at the 2012 National Book Festival: A Photo-Essay
Readers of all ages flocked to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this past weekend for the 12th annual National Book Festival, organized by the Library of Congress. More than 60 children's book authors and illustrators participated in the two-day festival, which regularly draws more than 100,000 visitors. Young readers could listen to presentations from the likes of Marc Brown and Judy Sierra, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and Peter Reynolds, while Jeff Kinney, Christopher Paolini, Lois Lowry, Walter Dean Myers, Melissa Marr, and many others drew crowds of older children and teens. If you couldn't make it this year, take a visual tour of the festivities with our photo-essay.
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In Brief: September 27
This week, the Big Red Dog gets a big party; a bookstore takes "llama llama" literally; HMH celebrates Curious George, a pair of author go "camp"ing, Obert Skye takes on Vegas; and a Louisiana school welcomes a visiting author.
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Disney Completes California and NYC Transition
Back in April Disney Publishing Worldwide announced that it was moving its employees from White Plains to New York City and Glendale, Calif.; that transition is now nearing completion.
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Kids' Books at Brooklyn Book Festival 2012: A Photo-Essay
Readers of all ages made their way to Brooklyn this past Sunday for the seventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival, which featured nearly 300 authors participating in more than 100 panels and other events.
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The 2012 Carle Honors: Wit, Wisdom, and One Very Drunk Puppet
Picture book stars were out in force last Thursday evening for the seventh annual Carle Honors, held at Guastavino's in New York City. It was a big night for this year's four honorees, but also for the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this November.
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Poisoned Pen Press Creates YA Imprint
Arizona-based publisher Poisoned Pen Press has created its first imprint, dedicated to young adult titles, called Poisoned Pencil.
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Hooked on Comics
Children's titles have been a vibrant sector within the comic book industry of late: in bookstores, on digital platforms, and even in comic book stores. And licensing plays a big role in bringing kids to the genre for the first time.
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In Brief: September 20
This week, a duchess courts her readers; Mo Willems twists a fairy tale; a pair of co-authors strut their stuff; a debut author’s fans dream big; and Bloomsbury USA fetes a milestone.
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This Week in Children's Apps: September 20, 2012
This week in children's apps features Clifford's BIG Birthday, a story about preparing a surprise party for the Big Red Dog. Also this week is Barbie: The Princess & Popstar, which tells the story of how Barbie meets another girl with whom she can swap identities.
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Kathy Dawson Gets Imprint at Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers Group has announced the formation of Kathy Dawson Books, an imprint that will focus on "emotionally driven" middle grade and young adult fiction across a variety of genres. "It's a dream come true," says Dawson.
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Scholastic's Storia Adds Albert Whitman Books
Scholastic has announced an agreement with Albert Whitman & Company to offer 45 of its books on Storia, the e-reading app for kids.
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Merrymakers Turns Agent with Pete the Cat Licensing Program
Since it was founded in 1994, Merrymakers has been known as a licensee. Now it is moving to the other side of the negotiating table for the first time. The company will represent pop artist and children’s book illustrator James Dean for a global licensing program based on Pete the Cat.
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Children's Book News from SIBA
There was a heavy dose of children’s books – especially young adult – at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance regional trade show, held September 7-9 in Naples, Fla. Unfortunately the children’s author panels all competed against each other for the same time slot: Friday at 4:10 p.m. The sessions featured 17 children’s authors divided into four panels, many of whom also appeared at Friday's author "SignAround."
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An (Electronic) Bright Spot for Children's Book Sales in May
E-books continue to be headline news, and the children's category is no exception: among the 20 houses reporting to the Association of American Publishers, e-book sales grew by nearly 300% in May 2012, compared with May 2011 figures.
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