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Movie Alert: Dr. Seuss's The Lorax
Hold onto your Truffula tufts. Dr. Seuss's beloved, at times controversial classic book The Lorax springs into 3-D on March 2, the day that the author would have turned 108 years old.
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Licensing Hotline: February 2012
One of the strongest current licenses for Modern Publishing—which was acquired by Kappa Books last week—is the three-decade-old art brand, Lisa Frank.
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Dial Signs William Wegman for Publishing Program
After a hiatus of nearly seven years, artist and author William Wegman is returning to children's books.
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Obituary: Gerald Harrison
Gerald (Jerry) Harrison, former president of the children's book division of Random House, died on January 19. He was 83.
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This Week in Children's Apps: February 2, 2012
This week in children's apps features two Dr. Seuss apps, including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, the very first Dr. Seuss book ever published.
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BEA Adds Children's Day, Could Admit Public in 2013
It’s not just the timing—one week later than usual—that makes this year’s BookExpo stand out. Among the tweaks is a dedicated day for children’s booksellers. And looking ahead to 2013 it could invite the public on the last day.
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'CSI: NY' Star to Launch Press for Children
Bestselling author Hill Harper, who portrays Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on CSI: NY, is launching a multicultural children’s publishing house, Harper & Wells Books, with teen author Pamela Wells this month.
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Fox Options John Green's 'Fault in Our Stars'
After switching his representation in Hollywood, author John Green has closed a deal with Fox 2000 for his new YA novel, The Fault in Our Stars.
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Censorship Battle Flares Up in Tucson School District
A number of national organizations have come together to protest the banning of certain books in the Mexican American Studies program in the Tucson Unified School District.
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A Day in the Life of Walker Group's Karen Lotz
Six months ago Karen Lotz, president and publisher of Candlewick Press since 1999, took on the added responsibility of sole managing director for Walker Group, parent company to Candlewick and Walker Books UK and Australia. In 2010, she had agreed to share the position with finance director and longtime Walker Group managing director David Heatherwick until her daughter turned one year old.
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Kappa Books Acquires Modern Publishing
Kappa Books announced Thursday that it has acquired Modern Publishing, a division of Unisystems that has been in the coloring and activity business for more than 40 years.
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Booksellers Explain How to Make Friends and Influence People
More than 150 booksellers crowded into a hotel meeting room during Wi7 to learn from three stars in the children's bookselling world how they too can become "hometown stars with children's books."
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Wi7: Bookselling Renaissance Extends to Children's
The American Booksellers Association's Winter Institute, held last week in New Orleans, came just weeks after a holiday season that showcased the vitality and viability of independent bookstores.
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Children's Books Get 21 Oscar Nominations
Tuesday morning’s announcement of the 84th annual Academy Award nominations, had a whopping 21 films based on kids’ books.
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Lee & Low Acquires Children's Book Press
Children’s Book Press, founded in 1975 by Harriet Rohmer for the specific purpose of creating a line of bilingual and multicultural books, ceased operations at the end of September and has sold its backlist inventory of 90 titles to Lee & Low Books in New York.
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Tuttle Stirs Up Its Children's List
After its success with Bee Yinn Low’s Easy Chinese Recipes on the adult side last fall, Tuttle Publishing in North Clarendon, Vt., is following a new recipe when it comes to producing children’s books.
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Random House and Sesame Workshop Step into Digital Reading
Random House Children’s Books and Sesame Workshop are expanding their four-decade-plus licensing relationship, adding e-books and apps to their extensive Sesame Street print publishing program.
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This Week in Children's Apps: January 26, 2012
This week in children's apps features Ellison the Elephant, a story about an elephant finding his own voice.
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Digital Book World Panelists Gauge the Children's E-book Market
The potential of children's e-books was the subject of Digital Book World panel on Tuesday, which combined the findings of the recently released study, called "Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital Age," on the habits and trends of e-book reading in children and a Q&A with industry experts.
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