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In Brief: February 13, 2020
This week, the 2020 Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Awards are bestowed; Kate Messner serves up a surprise on her book tour; DC creators descend on the Los Angeles Zoo; and Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome stop by Holiday House.
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Bologna 2020 Debuts Comics Award Winners, Comics Corner
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair announced the winners of the inaugural 2020 BolognaRagazzi Comics Award, and released details about the Comics Corner, a new exhibition and rights section of the fair.
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Movie Alert: 'Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made'
Following its debut at Sundance on January 25, 'Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made,' Disney’s $42 million film adaptation of Stephan Pastis's middle grade debut novel is releasing on the streaming platform Disney+ this Friday.
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HBG Buys More Than 1,000 Disney Book Group Titles
The Hachette Book Group has acquired more than 1,000 titles published by Disney Book Group; the deal involves bestselling authors, award-winning as well as backlist and recently published books, plus a number of unpublished titles.
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2020 Children's Book Week Poster Revealed
Children's book author-illustrator Carin Berger has designed the official poster for the 2020 Children's Book Week, which will take place May 4–10.
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ALA Midwinter 2020 in Photos
This year's ALA Midwinter conference, which took place January 25–29 in Philadelphia, brought together librarians and publishers, educators, authors, and illustrators for networking and professional development.
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Licensing Hotline: February 2020
Read on for news about Gibbs Smith's BabyLit publishing plans; an expansion of Simon & Schuster's list featuring YouTube and Nickelodeon star Ryan Kaji; new digital deals for Angry Birds; a new middle-grade prequel graphic novel tied to 'On the Fastrack' from Hermes Press; and more.
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Children's Job Moves: January 2020
Job moves in children's publishing during January, 2020.
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Winter Institute 2020 in Photos
See children's book-related highlights from the 15th annual Winter Institute, which brought together authors, indie booksellers, and industry professionals
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Wi15: Children's Books, Authors Make Attendees Happy
For approximately 800 booksellers from across the U.S. and elsewhere, Winter Institute was packed with educational sessions, networking events, offsite excursions, book signings, publisher parties, and presentations by a number of the 140 authors in attendance.
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Wi15: Children's Bookselling Tips from Baltimore
Children's programing at this year's conference included nuts-and-bolts sessions designed to help booksellers sell more books—from board books and middle grade through YA—as well as create a welcoming space, particularly for LGBTQ kids and their families.
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In Brief: January 23, 2020
This week, Mo Willems throws his hat into the ring; Sharee Miller celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Emma Mills takes the cake; and the Pumphrey brothers launch their debut picture book.
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HarperCollins Launches Quill Tree Imprint
HarperCollins Children's Books is expanding with a new imprint for young readers, Quill Tree Books, to be helmed by Rosemary Brosnan.
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Movie Alert: 'Dolittle'
Based on the 1923 Newbery Medal-winning novel 'The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle,' Universal Pictures' $175 million adaptation called 'Dolittle' will sail into movie theaters on January 17.
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In Brief: January 16, 2020
This week, Wendy Lamb gets fêted as she steps down from her eponymous imprint; Dan Santat and Cecil Castellucci talk plainly; Tiffany Jewell celebrates her debut workbook; and Karen McManus has a Power-ful launch.
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San Diego Zoo Press Fosters Care and Conservation
We take an inside look at San Diego Zoo Global Press, the book publishing division of the San Diego Zoo.
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Jason Reynolds Named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
We spoke with Reynolds about his plans to focus on empowering young people in small-town America with a platform he is calling 'Grab the Mic: Tell Your Story.'
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In Brief: January 9, 2020
This week, Kwame Alexander speaks in Istanbul; Monica Hesse dines in D.C.; Matt Tavares signs books in Massachusetts; and New York elementary schoolers get inspired by Michelle Edwards.
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IDW and Smithsonian Partner for Illustrated Books
IDW Publishing has secured global rights to publish illustrated books, primarily graphic novels but also other formats such as coloring and picture books, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Obituary: Clay Winters
Longtime publishing executive Clay Winters, former president of the Putnam & Grosset Group and co-founder of Boyds Mills Press, died on December 22; he was 85.



