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Nikki McClure Adapts Rachel Carson's 1956 Script into Picture Book

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 04/18/2024 @ 04:00PM

Cut-paper artist Nikki McClure’s latest picture book, 'Something About the Sky,' pairs her with one of the foremothers of the environmental movement, Rachel Carson.
Cover Reveal: 'The Frindle Files' by Andrew Clements

By Sally Lodge | 04/18/2024 @ 04:00PM

Twenty-eight years after the late Andrew Clements introduced his iconic debut novel 'Frindle,' Random House will posthumously publish its follow-up, 'The Frindle Files,' on August 27.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 22, 2024

| 04/18/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book follow-up tracing a cat and dog's journey, a graphic novel about a band's last shot at fame, a YA fantasy about unlocking lost memories, and more.
Rights Report: Week of April 15, 2024

| 04/16/2024 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Nick Brooks, Nidhi Chanani, Balazs Lorinczi, and others.
Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: April 2024

Compiled by Iyana Jones | 04/16/2024 @ 02:00PM

The spring season brings plenty of exciting shifts in nature, and young readers can rely on their favorite series to deliver new additions, including a potato's tale of humility, a spy's battle against worthy competitors, a new addition to a BookTok series sensation, and more.
Just Announced : 'Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas' by Dolly Parton

By Iyana Jones | 04/16/2024 @ 02:00PM

Country music icon and literacy activist Dolly Parton's beloved pooch returns in 'Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas,' a new standalone sequel picture book from Penguin Workshop.
Rights Report: Week of April 8, 2024

| 04/10/2024 @ 04:00PM

New deals for Jamison Shea, Amber Hamilton, Charlene Thomas, and others.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 15, 2024

| 04/10/2024 @ 11:00AM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about appreciating one's ancestors, the final middle grade novel from a late Newbery Medalist, a YA mystery investigating a popular teen's alleged past, and more.
'The Home Edit' Enters the Kids' Book Market

By Sally Lodge | 04/04/2024 @ 03:00PM

It's never too early to put your life in order, say Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, authors of two books for young readers based on The Home Edit organizing and lifestyle brand they co-founded in 2015 with the goal of reinventing traditional organizing and merging it with design.
Children's Books for National Poetry Month 2024

Compiled by Iyana Jones | 04/04/2024 @ 03:00PM

We gathered a selection of new and forthcoming picture books, anthologies, and novels in verse for young readers to enjoy.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 8, 2024

| 04/04/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book following a grandmother-granddaughter duo, a graphic novel debut about roller-skating vampires, a YA romance about the stars of competing mariachi bands, and more.
Rights Report: Week of April 1, 2024

| 04/02/2024 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Maulik Pancholy, Megan Jauregui Eccles, Betty Culley, and others.
Musical Moment Gone Viral Inspires Picture Book 'The Boy Who Said Wow'

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/28/2024 @ 04:00PM

In May 2019, as the Handel and Haydn Society completed Mozart’s “Masonic Funeral Music” at Boston’s Symphony Hall, a spontaneous “wow” burst from a child in the audience. That moment, which went viral on social media, is the climax of an new picture book.
Cover Reveal: 'Westfallen' by Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares

By Joanne O’Sullivan | 03/28/2024 @ 04:00PM

Ann Brashares, the bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, has teamed up with her brother Ben to write her first middle grade novel, a time-travel alternate history thriller, 'Westfallen.'
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 1, 2024

| 03/28/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book featuring an unlikely hero's quest, a middle grade novel about a boy grappling with masculinity issues, following a tween's breakup, a YA mystery about the return of a missing mother, and more.
Rights Report: Week of March 25, 2024

| 03/26/2024 @ 02:00PM

New deals for Lauren Muñoz, Hien Nguyen, David Soren, and others.
New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: March 2024

| 03/25/2024 @ 09:00AM

This month, readers can enjoy a picture book full of promises, a middle grade tale featuring a chaotic family, a YA fantasy reuniting magical warriors for an epic battle, and more.
Cover Reveal: 'Out of My Dreams' and 'Bella Ballerina' by Sharon Draper

By Joanne O’Sullivan | 03/21/2024 @ 04:00PM

Fans of two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winner Sharon Draper have reasons to celebrate this fall, with Draper’s new middle grade novel 'Out of My Dreams'—the third in her bestselling Out of My Mind series—and her debut picture book, 'Bella Ballerina,' on the way.
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 25, 2024

| 03/21/2024 @ 02:00PM

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book from a late physicist, a middle grade novel about navigating tweenhood with chronic pain, a YA memoir tracing the life of a feminist growing up in the ’90s, and more.

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Dan Gemeinhart
Dan Gemeinhart spoke with PW KidsCast about his new middle grade novel, ‘Coyote Lost and Found,’ the follow up to ‘The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,’ and returning to his beloved characters.