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Children's Authors at Winter Institute
This year more than 20 children’s book authors and illustrators will be on hand to greet booksellers at next week’s seventh annual gathering of the American Booksellers Association's Winter Institute in New Orleans. Click through for a complete list of children’s authors and illustrators who are scheduled to be at Wi7.
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Obituary: Milburn Calhoun
Pelican Publishing is mourning the loss of its longtime publisher, Dr. Milburn Calhoun, who passed away on Saturday, January 7, at the age of 81.
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Ditlow Nabs Top Spot at Amazon Publishing's Children's Unit
Tim Ditlow, who joined Brilliance Audio in 2008 to oversee the company's expansion into the children's audio market, has been tapped by Amazon Publishing for a top spot in its children's unit.
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Two Decades at Barefoot Books
E.M. Forster’s much quoted phrase from Howard’s End, “Only connect,” could serve as a tagline for Barefoot Books, a children’s publishing company with offices in Cambridge, Mass., and Oxford, England, which is about to celebrate its 20th year. Cofounder and CEO Nancy Traversy’s goal has long been connecting with families and bringing stories to life. But the way those connections are made is coming full circle from the early days, when she and cofounder and editor-in-chief Tessa Strickland worked out of their U.K. homes and sold books via direct mail to everyone in their Filofaxes.
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Peskin to Head FSG Books for Young Readers
Joy Peskin will join Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group on February 6 as division v-p and editorial director of Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers. Peskin has worked at Viking Children’s Books since 2003, most recently as associate publisher.
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Spellbound on the Move
On the last day of December, Spellbound Children’s Bookshop in Asheville, N.C., closed, but for good reasons. When it reopens on February 1, the seven-year-old children’s specialty bookstore will be in a larger space with more foot traffic and less rent.
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Wimpy, Hungry Holiday Titles Keep Cash Registers Ringing
The closing of hundreds of Borders bookstores in September and a strong list of new children’s titles as well as perennial favorites, including Harry Potter, made this one of the best holiday seasons in recent memory for many bricks-and-mortar children’s specialty bookstores.
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Buerkle to Join Kingfisher
Brian Buerkle will join Kingfisher in the New York office as associate publisher, director of marketing, beginning January 9.
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Scholastic Buys Singapore Supplemental House
Scholastic has acquired Learners Publishing, a Singapore-based publisher of supplemental learning materials for English-language learners.
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Walter Dean Myers Named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
As a kid growing up in Harlem, Walter Dean Myers admits he often led with his fists and struggled academically before dropping out of high school at 17 to join the army. But in the decades since, he's proved to be a master at using words to make his case — a skill that will be in high demand as he becomes the nation's third Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He succeeds Katherine Paterson, who has served since 2010.
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Harper Charges Open Road with Infringement in E-Release of 'Julie of the Wolves'
HarperCollins filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Open Road Integrated Media over its publication of the e-book edition of Jean Craighead George’s Julie of the Wolves.
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Australia Names Two Children's Laureates
Alison Lester and Boori Pryor have been named Australia's first-ever Children's Laureates. They will travel to every state and territory in the country during their two-year terms, “to inspire as many children to read as possible.”
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In Brief: December 22
This week, Jeff Kinney and the Boston Celtics aim to get kids reading; a trio of authors and illustrators celebrates the season at PowerHouse Arena in Brooklyn; and the Ghost Hunters team visits a B&N in Rhode Island.
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This Week in Children's Apps: December 22, 2011
This week in children's apps features The Night Before Christmas set to the music of Peter, Paul and Mary.
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Better World Kids Imprint Debuts from Sky Pony Press
Sky Pony Press, the children's arm of Skyhorse Publishing, has announced the debut of Better World Kids, its new imprint for young readers.
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Wimpy Kid Goes to Court Against Zombie
Up until now the Wimpy Kid’s adventures have stayed out of court. But that changed on Tuesday with the filing of a trademark infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court of Massachusetts against Antarctic Press, publishers of Diary of a Zombie Kid.
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On My Nightstand: Wendy Lamb's Nighttime Reading
Random House editor Wendy Lamb describes what's on her bedside table.
This column should be called "What I'm Not Reading," because my nightstand collection is best described as aspirational: mostly books I long to read.
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Panel Examines Canadian School Library Crisis
"Crisis or Opportunity? School Libraries in the 21st Century”: that was the question for panelists and the audience at an event hosted by the Canadian Book and Periodical Council and Ontario Library Association earlier this month, and the answer heard around the room pretty clearly was crisis. But there were also a lot of voices offering ideas of how to address the problems.
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Three Crayola Apps Coming in January 2012
Crayola has partnered with Ruckus Media Group, the digital media company, which gives Ruckus worldwide rights to develop interactive Crayola e-books and storybook apps.
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Random House Adds Pocoyo for Preschoolers
Random House Children's Books has signed a license with Zinkia Entertainment that gives it the rights to publish children's formats tied to the preschool 3D-animated television series Pocoyo.
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