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Sugerman Succeeds Hampton at Disney Publishing
Disney Consumer Products has promoted Andrew Sugerman to executive v-p, Disney Publishing Worldwide, taking over as head of the division from Russell Hampton who stepped down in May.
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ALA 2012: What's Up with Hi-Lo?
Many are aware of the grim statistic: only one-third of eighth-grade students in the U.S. read at a proficient level. Those who work with struggling and reluctant readers every day want tools they can use right now. Hi-lo books frequently fit the bill.
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Book Beat and Monkey See, Monkey Do Win Pannell Awards
This year’s winners of the Women’s National Book Association Pannell Awards are: Book Beat in Oak Park, Mich., and Monkey See, Monkey Do...Children’s Bookstore in Clarence, N.Y. The jury singled out Book Beat’s “passion and true understanding of children’s books and young readers.” They also cited its children’s and YA services, programs, and events, including its celebration of International Peace Day in local schools. Monkey See, Monkey Do was singled out for its innovative approaches to getting kids engaged with reading; its book clubs, reading, writing, and craft programs; and its summer camps serving 300 children.
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In Brief: May 24
This week, Christopher Paolini saw some familiar faces in Spain; Canada hosted its largest youth literary event; children's authors lent their expert opinions to Google; and Sharon Draper hit the road in support of her latest release.
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CBC Diversity Committee: Starting Conversations and Building a Following
On a Tuesday night in late January, a mix of agents, editors, publicists, bloggers, media, and others gathered in downtown Manhattan to celebrate the launch of the Children’s Book Council's Diversity Committee, a group of publishing professionals committed to increasing awareness of the need for greater diversity in children's books and in the houses that publish them.
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World Wisdom Launches Children's/YA Imprint
A publisher of perennial philosophy is launching a new imprint for children and young adults, with books seeking to illuminate the shared truths of world religions and cultures.
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Virtual Picture Book World Magic Town Launches
Magic Town, the virtual children's picture book world featuring over 70 stories (with many more to come) from major publishers like Hachette and Simon & Schuster, has launched its Web site, with an app for the iPad and then the iPhone to follow soon.
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In Brief: May 17
This week, an author-illustrator pair paid tribute to their artistic subject; a quintet of YA writers shared new work; a new novelist was in the Pink; another first-timer had an Enchanted evening; a third author held a Tinseltown-worthy premiere; and a bestselling writer entertained her biggest fans – her daughters.
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San Francisco and Sacramento Book Reviews Start Monthly Children's Sections
Because of the success of their recent Children's Book Week supplement, the San Francisco Book Review and Sacramento Book Review have announced they will include the popular child-reviewed feature every month, beginning with the next issue in June.
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A Talk with Daniel Nayeri, HMH's New Digital Editorial Director
Daniel Nayeri has been appointed to the newly created position of digital editorial director of the HMH Children's Book Group. PW caught up with Nayeri, who is finishing his job as editor at Clarion Books, an HMH imprint, to talk about his new post, which he starts on May 27.
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Licensing Hotline: May 2012
Candlewick plans to expand its MoshiMoshiKawaii publishing program, launched in 2011 with three search-and-find titles, with the addition of two smaller-format activity/search books in August of this year.
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National Picture Book Week Migrates to Blog
In response to Julie Bosman’s front-page New York Times article in October 2010, called “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children”, poet and business, educational, and self-help writer Linda Eve Diamond launched National Picture Book Week last May. Instead of holding a second National Picture Book Week this spring, she set up a new Web site that highlights the beauty of picture books to host a blog she began for National Picture Book Week.
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Children’s Book Week 2012: In Pictures and by the Numbers
This year’s Children's Book Week, the nation's longest-running literacy initiative, kicked off celebrations on May 7 with the Children's Choice Book Awards in New York City. Over the next several days, bookstores and libraries across the U.S. hosted author readings, story times, theater productions, illustration demonstrations, and more.
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In Brief: May 10
This week, S.E. Hinton visits the East Coast; James Patterson reveals his newest character; Mary Pope Osborne donates a trove of books; Sujean Rim meets little Birdies; Charlesbridge Publishing Mounts an Art Exhibit; and a wrestler-turned-author launches a new series.
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Children’s Book Sales Stay Strong in February
Don’t sound the death knell for print just yet. The Monthly StatShot just released by the Association of American Publishers showed solid growth for children’s hardcover and paperback sales in February 2012 over the same period last year.
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This Week in Children's Apps: May 10, 2012
This week in children's apps features My Mom's the Best, an app that takes players through the animal kingdom and shows how baby animals of all shapes and sizes love their moms.
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Karen Nelson Hoyle Receives 2012 Kerlan Award
Approximately 200 children's book authors, illustrators, and librarians from all over Minnesota braved the rain and cold last Saturday afternoon to gather at Willard Hall, on the University of Minnesota's main campus in Minneapolis, to honor the 2012 Kerlan Award recipient, professor emerita Karen Nelson Hoyle.
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The 2012 Children's Choice Book Awards: Photos from the Gala
This past Monday night the children’s book industry turned out in its finery for the Children’s Choice Book Awards, this year voted on by more than 900,000 children. The gala event also served as a kick-off to the 93rd annual Children’s Book Week. Join us on a photo-essay recapping the evening’s festivities.
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Notes from the North: May
In our regular roundup of Canadian children's book news: HarperCollins Canada buys Key Porter’s backlist by poet Dennis Lee; Breakthrough Entertainment is developing a series of Margaret Atwood books for TV; Simply Read Books is delving into the app market; and First Book is branching out north of the border.
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