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Book NewsA Roundup of 2025’s Best Book Lists for Children and Teens
Before looking ahead to the new year and the exciting titles to come, critics and readers reflected on their most memorable children’s and YA picks. Check out our roundup of notable 2025 Best Books lists.
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Industry News
The Top 15 Children’s and YA Stories of 2025
Manga editions of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books; an exclusive tour of Shel Silverstein's archives; and the unexpected pairing of Stephen King and Maurice Sendak were among PW’s most-clicked stories about kids’ and YA books in 2025.
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Book News
Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2025
We asked staffers at children’s publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children’s or YA book they read this year. Here we present their recommendations.
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Industry News
Reintroduction of Federal Right to Read Act Aims to Bolster Literacy, School Libraries
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and newly sworn-in U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07) have reintroduced the Right to Read Act, designed to increase federal funding to address the nation’s literacy crisis.
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Industry News
On Tour with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris
Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Shawn Harris recently hit the road to celebrate the release of 'The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate’s Revenge,' the fourth installment in their First Cat in Space graphic novel series.
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Authors
Obituary: Peg Kehret
Prolific author and dedicated animal advocate Peg Kehret, known for her suspenseful tales of ordinary kids in dramatic situations, died on December 7, in Bellevue, Wash. She was 89.
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Authors
Four Questions for Emily Winfield Martin
In time for the 10th anniversary of her bestselling picture book 'The Wonderful Things You Will Be,' author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin spoke with us about her creative process and the conscious and unconscious influences behind her forthcoming picture book, 'The Wildest Thing.'
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Industry News
Little Bee Launches Books Tied to Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggyland’
Little Bee Books has secured the rights to publish nine titles based on rapper Snoop Dogg’s 3D-animated hip-hop music video series for preschoolers, 'Doggyland: Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes,' over the next two years.
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Industry News
Simon & Schuster Appeals to Advancing Readers with Star Chapter Books
S&S is introducing Star Chapter Books, an assortment of illustrated fiction for ages five through nine, designed to support developing reading skills.
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Book News
Making Space for Palestinian Children’s Books
We spoke with Hannah Moushabeck—author and co-owner of Interlink Publishing—and fellow members of the Palestinians in Kidlit support group about the importance of lifting up Palestinian voices and stories.
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