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Fall 2011 Children's Announcements: A-C

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 07/15/2011 @ 12:00AM

Our look at Fall 2011 Children's books.
In Brief: July 14

| 07/14/2011 @ 03:00PM

In brief this week: Jeff Crosby launches 'Wiener Wolf'; Abrams announces the winner of its DIY comics contest for kids; and Alan Lawrence Sitomer debuts Nerd Girls World.
A Novel Approach to Supporting an Indie

By Marc Schultz | 07/14/2011 @ 03:00PM

Gearing up for the release of his latest graphic novel for kids, Sidekicks, author-illustrator Dan Santat developed a scheme to support his local independent bookstore through pre-order sales.
Vintage Photos Spark Fantasy About Quirky Children

By Sally Lodge | 07/14/2011 @ 03:00PM

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, a fantasy that sends a teenager in search of the home, where his late grandfather lived as a child, was inspired by vintage photos some quite eerie indeed - discovered by author Ransom Riggs at antique shops, flea markets, and in private collections.
This Week in Children's Apps: July 14, 2011

| 07/14/2011 @ 12:00AM

This week in apps features a royal princess adventure complete with toys and animals – Princess Baby lets players pick one of four characters to give the royal treatment. Also this week, Into the Snow: A Stella and Sam Adventure comes to digital platforms after becoming a bestselling children's book. Players follow Stella, Sam, and their dog Fred as they search for their toboggan. Leo the Lightning Bug focuses on building self-confidence and believing in yourself as players follow Leo's quest to make his very own light.
Kate Middleton's Fondness for 'Anne of Green Gables'

By Leigh Anne Williams | 07/06/2011 @ 04:00PM

Reports that the duchess loved the Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables as a girl and wanted to visit Prince Edward Island, the province where the series is set, have sparked a lot of interest and media attention during the royal couple's Canadian tour.
Harper Children's Books Debuts Digital 'I Can Read' Series

| 07/06/2011 @ 12:00AM

HarperCollins Children's Books is teaming with both the Apple iBookstore and Barnes & Noble's Nook Bookstore to launch digital editions of its popular I Can Read early reader series. Harper will set up I Can Read digital boutiques at each online store, launching with 80 titles with plans for more to come.
ALA 2011: Photos from the Show

Compiled by John A. Sellers | 06/30/2011 @ 04:00PM

The Big Easy played host to librarians, publishers, and writers who ventured to New Orleans this past weekend for the ALA's annual conference. See our photo-gallery of the authors, events, and festivities.
Baby Lit Debuts Shakespeare and Austen Classics from Gibbs Smith

By Wendy Werris | 06/30/2011 @ 03:00PM

The first two titles in the new Baby Lit board book series from Gibbs Smith will introduce the classics to some very the young readers: newborns to three-year-olds.
Make Way for Robert McCloskey Biography

By Sally Lodge | 06/30/2011 @ 03:00PM

Jane McCloskey, daughter of two-time Caldecott Medalist and three-time Caldecott Honor artist Robert McCloskey, has collected her memories of her father in Robert McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures.
Papercutz, Lego to Launch Ninjago Graphic Novels

By Brigid Alverson | 06/29/2011 @ 03:00PM

Blazing Lego ninja action will come to kids' graphic novel imprint Papercutz this fall, with the publication of the first in a series of Ninjago graphic novels. Ninjago is a line of Lego products featuring ninjas who practice the martial art of Spinjitzu, a tradition found only in the Lego world.
S&S Announces New Dork Diaries Books

| 06/23/2011 @ 03:00PM

On the heels of the recent release of Rachel Renée Russell's Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star, Simon & Schuster's Aladdin imprint has announced details about the publication of the fifth and sixth books in the series in summer 2013 and 2014.
This Week in Children's Apps: June 23, 2011

| 06/23/2011 @ 03:00PM

This week in apps offers two well-known children's books: Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! gets a digital version, complete with the ability for the player to follow the author through his legendary story; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star comes to tablets with 3D images that can be turned and tilted, with a narration of the classic poem in more than five languages.
In Brief: June 23

| 06/23/2011 @ 02:00PM

In brief this week: a theatrically minded contest for Allen Zadoff's new book; launch events for Cat Patrick and Joe Schreiber; and historical fiction authors convene in San Diego.
Gene Yang’s ‘Level Up’: Videogames, Angels and Growing Up Asian-American

By Beth Scorzato | 06/23/2011 @ 12:00AM

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang follows his critically acclaimed graphic novels Prime Baby, The Eternal Smile and 2006 National Book Award finalist, American Born Chinese, with Level Up, written by Yang with art by Thien Pham, published by First Second.
Q & A with Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks

By Kate Pavao | 06/16/2011 @ 04:00PM

Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks, authors of the fun and funny fashion blog Go Fug Yourself, are newly minted YA authors with their just-published first novel, Spoiled.
Rosemary Wells Tackles Childhood Conundrums

By Sally Lodge | 06/16/2011 @ 04:00PM

Bossiness, messiness, lying, and tattling are some of the issues Rosemary Wells addresses in Kindergators, her new picture-book series set in a kindergarten classroom.
In Brief: June 16

| 06/16/2011 @ 04:00PM

In brief this week: Abby Levine retires from Albert Whitman after 28 years; and Meg Medina, Geoff Herbach, and David A. Kelly celebrate new books.
'Wind in the Willows' Sequel Due in 2012

By Sally Lodge | 06/16/2011 @ 04:00PM

Kenneth Grahame's renowned Toad, Mole, Ratty, and Badger will make a return appearance in a recently announced sequel to 1908's The Wind in the Willows, tentatively titled The Willows Redux.
Scholastic Announces New 'Hunger Games' Pub Programs

| 06/16/2011 @ 10:30AM

To capitalize on the holiday bookselling season—and building excitement for the release of the first Hunger Games film next year—Scholastic has announced new editions of and tie-ins to the first book in Suzanne Collins's bestselling series.

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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.