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Rights Report: Week of September 2, 2013
New deals for Peter Abrahams, David Leviathan, April Lindner, and Michael B. Kaplan.
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Sourcebooks, Wattpad Team Up To Launch YA Authors
Wattpad is entering into a multifaceted partnership with Sourcebooks to both publish Wattpad writers through the Sourcebooks Fire YA imprint and market Sourcebook authors on the online writing community.
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Room to Read Partners with Asia Foundation
Global literacy nonprofit Room to Read announced a partnership with the Asia Foundation's Books for Asia, which provides donated educational material throughout the region.
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RH Children's to Publish Seuss Classics as E-books
On September 24, the longtime publisher of Dr. Seuss's print editions will debut 15 digital versions.
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Brick by Brick, Lego Guru Sean Kenney Builds a Book Empire
Next month, Lego artist Sean Kenney branches out with a new series that shows kids how to build various structures using of the same limited supply of the diminutive plastic bricks.
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A Fresh Start for Jessica Darling
Bestselling author Megan McCafferty is sending her popular Jessica Darling character back to middle school in a new tween series.
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Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of 'The Dot'
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'Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing': A PW Excerpt
In 1872, a canny 26-year-old English bank clerk with a penchant for doodling on the job resigned his post, gathered up his few possessions, and headed for London to seek fame and fortune as an illustrator.
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Rights Report: Week of August 26, 2013
New delas for Martin Widmark, Cori McCarthy and Huntley Fitzpatrick.
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A Happy Ending for 'Sophie's Squash'
Sophie's Squash by first-time author Pat Zietlow Miller was plucked from the slush pile by a sharp-eyed assistant.
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This Week in Children's Apps: August 22, 2013
This week in children's apps features two Dr. Seuss apps, just in time for the new school year.
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Rights Report: Week of August 19, 2013
New deals for Paula Young Pinkney, Connah Brecon, Mark Pett, and Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry.
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Kenneth Grahame's 'The Reluctant Dragon' Turns 75
Holiday House, which first published The Reluctant Dragon, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, in 1938, brings out a 75th anniversary edition on September 15.
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New Novel Coming from Ann Brashares
Delacorte Press has announced it will publish The Here and Now, a new novel by Ann Brashares, bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
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The Ologies Turn 10
A 12th title in the bestselling Ologies series, Dinosaurology: The Search for a Lost World, is due to be released in September with a 100,000-copy first printing.
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Helping Kids Make Sense of War: Military Books 2013
With news of violence in the Middle East dominating today's headlines, and many thousands of military parents serving overseas, it is impossible for children and young adults to escape the reality of war.
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After 25 Years, Michael Ende's 'Momo' Returns to Print
This week, McSweeney's McMullens brings Michael Ende's Momo back into print with a 40th-anniversary edition featuring a new translation and illustrations.
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Chronicle Expands Its Little Finger Puppet Books Menagerie
Launched in 2005, the Little Finger Puppet Books series now includes 33 titles and has sold close to 3 million copies in the U.S. and the UK.
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Rights Report: Week of August 12, 2013
New deals for An Na, David Potter, and Don Tate & Chris Barton.
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Chooseco Kickstarts Choose Your Own Adventure Series
Chooseco, publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure books, is reinventing the series once more with the help of a Kickstarter campaign.