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Dog Man Gets Caught Reading for Fall 2025 Children's Book Week
The Children’s Book Council and its charitable arm Every Child a Reader, in conjunction with Scholastic, has named Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man as its anchor for Children’s Book Week this fall.
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Authors, Activists Partner for 'Freedom Read-In'
On May 9, Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., and advocacy groups EveryLibrary and the Rhode Island chapter of Authors Against Book Bans are partnering to host a free virtual reading in honor of Children’s Book Week and Floyd Cooper Day.
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In Brief: May 8, 2025
Recently kids joined their guardians for a day in publishing, celebrated collaborators came together, an author presented their latest fantasy, an author marked the end of her series with a tour, a city honored an author with a local holiday, and an author discussed a highly anticipated addition to his series.
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Licensing Hotline: May 2025
Read on for news about Fox Chapel's Jeep publishing program, DK’s deal with Crunchyroll, Penguin Ventures’ expansion of Peter Rabbit licensing in the U.S. and Canada, IDW’s signing of Bridge Licensing to extend its brands into consumer products, and more.
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Celebrating 20 Years of Llama Llama
Two decades have passed since the late Anna Dewdney’s endearing young llama grappled with bedtime angst in Llama Llama Red Pajama. Berol and Cordelia Dewdney discussed the ways their mother lives on through her picture book series, which continues to expand both on and off the page.
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Inaugural R.I.S.E Fest in Photos
R.I.S.E. Fest, a festival in western Massachusetts founded by expressive arts educator Gina M. Krosoczka and her husband, graphic novelist Jarrett J. Krosoczka, hosted its first event over the weekend of April 18.
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Giddy Up: Children's Authors Celebrate Horse Books
With the Triple Crown centering the attention of thoroughbred aficionados, a few authors and publishers are making hay of Buy a Horse Book Day, a May 10 celebration invented in 2019 by Trafalgar Square Books and 'Heels Down' equestrian magazine.
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Independent Bookstore Day Spotlights Children's Books
More than 1,600 independent bookstores across the United States celebrated Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 26, and children’s books were a hot item along with reads for their parents, who swarmed indies in unprecedented numbers.
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In Brief: May 1, 2025
Recently an author was honored in his hometown, collaborators came together to present a graphic novel, students performed a live adaptation of a picture book, an author closed out a book tour, a nonprofit threw a gala, and an art gallery welcomed a graphic novelist for an event.
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Children's Job Moves: April 2025
New Job Announcements in children’s publishing for April 2025.
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