and more.
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Licensing Hotline: September 2021
News about new Strawberry Shortcake books, Chouette's new Little Prince titles, Scholastic's debut of Friends tie-ins for kids, Thunder Bay's Mister Rogers craft and activity books, Grove Street Publishing's partnership with Dominique Wilkins, and more.
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Self-Published Author Moves Brand into Consumer Products
Popular self-published children's author-illustrator Diane Alber is partnering with Surge Licensing to expand her brand and characters globally.
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Toy Company Melissa & Doug Commits to Publishing
The brand is launching an in-house-managed imprint that will release hands-on interactive formats for kids up to five years old.
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Licensing Expo 2019: New Directions for Licensing
After several years of conservative views toward licensing in the publishing world, the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward a more expansive outlook.
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Licensing Expo 2019: Publishers Hunt New Revenue Streams
A number of publishers and licensors exhibiting at or attending this year’s Licensing Expo in Las Vegas are looking to license their proprietary, book-based brands to manufacturers of toys, arts and crafts, apparel, and other products.
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Ripley Expands Publishing Program
Believe it or not, the century-old brand is still growing with new licenses and formats.
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Licensing Hotline: April 2019
Read on for news about books celebrating Barbie's 60th birthday, Lerner's educational nonfiction plans for Garfield, Peanuts books to debut in partnership with NASA, IDW's Care Bears graphic novels, and more.
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Licensing Hotline: March 2019
News about Scholastic's Baby Shark books; Random House's new Minecraft fiction series; Carlton Books' new Disney license for augmented-reality formats; Studio Fun’s Lost Kitties tie-ins; Sterling’s Funko's Wetmore Forest books; Bob Books' license for VersaTiles; and more.
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Licensing Hotline: February 28, 2019
Read on for news about Sesame Workshop's recently signed licensees, Lerner and Skyhorse; Little Hippo's license from Disney for augmented reality titles; a new licensing program to support 'Where's Spot?'; and more.
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Licensing Drives a Quarter of Children’s Book Sales, Says New Research
Licensed titles made up 26% of unit sales of juvenile books in the U.S. in 2018, according to just-released research from the NPD Group.
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