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Fall 2012 Children's Announcements: Publishers G-M
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Fall 2012 Children's Announcements: Publishers A-F
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CafePress Partners with Penguin Young Readers Group
From “I think I can” magnets based on Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could, illus. by Loren Long, to Betty Bunny books and infant bodysuits based on stories by Michael B. Kaplan, illustrated by Stephane Jorisch, CafePress.com has begun showcasing products from children’s books published by Penguin Young Readers Group.
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S&S + Mobile Commons = YA Txt Campaign
Comic-Con San Diego will be crawling with rabid YA book fans this weekend, making it an ideal place for Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and Brooklyn-based mobile strategy and software company Mobile Commons to kick off a new mobile program that allows readers to connect with authors via text messaging.
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Lisa Holton to Head Classroom, Inc.
Veteran children's book executive Lisa Holton will become president of Classroom, Inc. on July 23.
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BEA 2013 Moved Up a Week
Next year's BookExpo America will take place a week earlier than initially planned. The 2013 trade show is now set to run at New York City's Javits Center on Thursday, May 30 -- Saturday, June 1. Conference Day will take place on Wednesday, May 29.
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U.S. Editors Survey the German Publishing Scene
Last month the German Book Office in New York City brought seven children's book editors to Germany for six days to view the German publishing landscape.
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Conference Decorum: Where ARC Thou?
Most people who attended the ALA Annual conference in late June left Anaheim with pleasant memories: seeing friends and colleagues, hearing and meeting favorite authors, gathering new ideas, and, yes, landing ARCs of books. But a number of attendees also left the conference with a healthy dose of frustration.
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Trajectory Focuses on E-books, Children's Content, Global Distribution
Founded in late 2011 by group of digital publishing veterans, Trajectory is a digital publisher and technology developer based in Cambridge, Mass.
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In Brief: July 5
This week, a librarian trades the stacks for the spotlight; Jodi Picoult and her daughter celebrate their joint literary effort; author Heather Brewer offers sound advice to her fans; and New York City's Books of Wonder launches 'Mirage'.
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McAleer Gets Global Role at Walker Books
In a move it says will improve its ability to exploit licensing and digital opportunities for all three of its subsidiaries to an international market, Walker Books Group has moved Helen McAleer, managing director of Walker Group UK, to the new role of chief global development officer of the Walker Books Group and managing director, Walker Productions.
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New Heads for Scholastic UK; Storia Adds National Geographic
Scholastic has appointed Catherine Bell and Steve Thompson to be co-managing directors of Scholastic UK. In the U.S., a line of nonfiction titles from National Geographic for Kids will be available through Scholastic's Storia e-reading app in August.
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In Brief: June 28
This week, purveyors of children's and young adult literature were out in full force for ALA. Among them, authors from Abrams; Scholastic; Little, Brown; Penguin; and Sourcebooks.
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This Week in Children's Apps: June 28, 2012
This week in children's apps features an augmented reality add-on app to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce, which allows users to point the app at the book and watch it come to life.
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Licensing Hotline: June 2012
HarperCollins Children’s Books has joined with Jim Henson Productions to launch a licensing program for Frog and Toad. It also has retained new licensing agents – Established Brands and the Wildflower Group, respectively – to expand the existing merchandise initiatives for Fancy Nancy and Goodnight Moon.
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Obituary: Deborah Brodie
Longtime children’s book editor and writing instructor Deborah Brodie died on Wednesday, June 27, in New York City. She was 67 and had suffered from cancer.
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The Living Books Series Returns as Storybook Apps
The Living Books series was one of the most successful CD-ROM products when they were first introduced by Broderbund in 1992 and the series is making a return next month as interactive storybook apps. The series is being developed for the new digital world by Wanderful, a San Francisco-based company headed by Mickey W. Mantle, who had overseen the Living Books launch when he was at Broderbund.
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In Brief: June 21
This week, a vintage TV show gets a 21st century update; booksellers get a peek at the new ABC catalog; a children's book festival debuts in Maryland; and a first-time novelist meets her fans.
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This Week in Children's Apps: June 21, 2012
This week in children's apps features the app based on Brave, the new Disney animated film.
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