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Characters, Ink: A Children's Bookseller's Tattoos
Becky Quiroga Curtis, children’s book buyer for Books & Books in Coral Gables, Fla., wears her passion for picture-book illustration on her sleeve—literally. On her arm are tattoos of some of her favorite children’s book characters, all original designs by the books’ illustrators.
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Court Denies Injunction Against 'Elf Off the Shelf'
A judge has denied a request for the injunction against F+W Media and its Adams Media line, which faced legal woes over its big holiday title, the seasonal parody Elf Off the Shelf. This means Adams can return to actively promoting the book to its accounts and on its special ElfOfftheShelf.com Web site.
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Pamela Paul, Brooke Gladstone Address Children's Book Council
There was good news to report at the Children's Book Council's annual meeting, held this past Tuesday in New York City. CBC chair Megan Tingley of Little, Brown rounded up many of the CBC's accomplishments over the past year, and journalists Pamela Paul and Brooke Gladstone spoke with CBC members about their work.
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Read to Lead Kicks Off Reading Day
Read to Lead may be the newest literacy organization on the block, but its founder and head, Trey Holder, president and COO of Mercury Retail Services, likes to think big.
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Lobster Press Pauses to Catch Up
Lobster Press has closed its Montreal office and cut staff, but publisher Alison Fripp says the company will focus on its backlist and catch up on unpaid royalties.
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Porter Square Celebrates One Year of Fresh Ink
Last Friday night about 100 young people between the ages of 8 and 15, some still in soccer clothes, along with their parents came to Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., to celebrate the first anniversary of Fresh Ink, a galley-reading program for children.
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Vonnegut Library Says 'Slaughterhouse-Five' Repealed Ban Not Enough
Though the ban on Slaughterhouse-Five has been lifted in Republic, Mo., copies of the book are being held at a location that forces students to go get it.
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This Week in Children's Apps: September 22, 2011
This week in children's apps features two Mercer Mayer storybook apps and My Little Pony from Ruckus Media.
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Odedina Unveils Hot Key Books as Her New Publishing Company
Hot Key Books has today been unveiled as the name for Sarah Odedina’s new children’s publishing company, which will be part of the Bonnier group.
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Summer’s Over—and the Kids' Bookstores Are All Right
Despite ongoing economic woes and talk of a double-dip recession, children's books were a bright spot for many retailers this summer.
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This Week in Children's Apps: September 15, 2011
New to the children's apps market Cinderella, the classic fairy tale now brought to the App Store with full interactive features.
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One 12-Year-Old's Love Affair with Reading on the iPad
Karen Springen, a journalist and mother of two, spoke with her younger, technology-enchanted daughter about the appeal of the printed word on a backlit screen.
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LeVar Burton to Launch RRKidz
LeVar Burton, actor/entertainer and host and executive producer of PBS’s longtime reading show, Reading Rainbow, is launching RRKidz, a line of interactive digital titles.
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O'Connor to Head Revamped ABC Group
Former bookseller Shannon O'Connor has been tapped as manager of the ABC Children's Group at the American Booksellers Association.
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HarperTeen Authors and Fans Share Summer Escapes
Josephine Angelini traveled to Puerto Rico, Amy Plum vacationed in Paris, Carolyn Mackler hit the beach at Harbour Island, Bahamas, and Claire LaZebnik toured the hot spots of Hollywood. These are four of the eight authors who participated in HarperTeen’s Fall in Love with Summer Escapes promotion this summer.
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S&S Goes to Malls for Nationwide "Story Hour" Program
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has teamed up with Simon Property Group’s Kidgits Club for an exclusive partnership to present Story Hour at 79 malls nationwide.
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Movie Alert: 'Dolphin Tale'
On September 23, Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that many readers know from a photographic picture book Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again, will make her big-screen debut in Dolphin Tale, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment.
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Poptropica Turns Four
One of Time magazine's top 50 Web sites of 2011 and the brainchild of Diary of a Wimpy Kid creator Jeff Kinney, Poptropica is celebrating its fourth birthday this month.
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On My Nightstand: Suzanna Hermans's Nighttime Reading
My nightstand might not be as cluttered as others', but I'll blame that on my recent move. I also find that once there are more than six or seven books on my nightstand, I become guilt-ridden and end up purging at least half of them.
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What's Circulating at Naperville Public Library
Louise Brueggemann, children’s services supervisor at the Naperville Public Library, spotlights books that are particularly popular with young cardholders at her branch.
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