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Rights Report: April 14
Dial has three deals to report this week. Nancy Conescu and Andrew Harwell have bought world rights to a debut picture book, Sometimes I Forget You’re a Robot, by ExplodingDog.com artist Sam Brown.
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What’s New? Six Children's Authors Discuss Their Latest
In a new Bookshelf feature, we check in with the creators of six highly touted spring titles to hear about the source of their inspiration. See what Chris Van Allsburg, Meg Cabot, John Flanagan, Mo Willems, Brandon Mull, and Anthony Horowitz had to say about their new works.
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Celebrating 20 Years of I Spy
I Spy, the brand based on the photography-based seek-and-find books with images by Walter Wick and rhymes by Jean Marzollo, marks its 20th anniversary year starting this month.
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In Brief: April 14
In brief this week: Who took home this year's USM Medallion?... Authors (and lots of fans) gather for the second annual Greater Houston Teen Book Convention.... Zombies spotted in the suburbs of Philly—but why?... And author events with Carole Estby Dagg and Olivia Bouler.
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Disney to Print 1.5 Million of Riordan’s ‘Throne of Fire’
Disney Publishing Worldwide has announced a 1.5 million-copy first printing for The Throne of Fire, the second book of Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles.
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What's Selling at Wellesley Books
Margaret Aldrich, a children's book buyer at Wellesley Books in Wellesley, Mass., weighs in on books that are steady sellers at her store.
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Knopf Launches 'The Emerald Atlas' with Fanfare
One year ago, Knopf Books for Young Readers announced its acquisition of The Books of Beginning, a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens, a debut author who has worked in television as writer and producer. At 2010's Bologna Book Fair, there was much buzz about the trilogy...
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In Brief: April 7
In brief this week: gearing up for the Judy Moody movie; the third annual Music Meltdown and Book Bash; performing Tallulah's Tutu; and a stage performance of 'Shlemiel Crooks.'
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Shaun Tan Wins Lindgren Award
Australian author/illustrator Shaun Tan has won the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize, the largest award for children’s and young adult literature with a prize of five million Swedish krona. This marks the second major award that Tan has won in just over a month—in late February he took home an Academy Award for The Lost Thing, an animated short film he directed, based on his book of the same name.
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Sesame Street, Impelsys Produce e-Bookstore App for iPad
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of the Sesame Street TV show, has joined with digital content vendor Impelsys to produce a Sesame Street e-bookstore app for the iPad. The Sesame Street iPad app is free to download and offers subscription access to more than 150 Sesame Street books.
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Random Uncovers 'New' Seuss Stories
Dr. Seuss fans are in for a treat this fall: Random House Children’s Books has announced that it will publish seven Seuss stories that appeared in magazines in the 1950s but that have yet to appear in book form. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss, who died in 1991, will be available September 27.
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NECAC: Using Comics To Make Kids Love Reading
The First New England Comic Arts in the Classroom Conference was held this past weekend at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI. Targeted more toward educators rather than comic book fans, this event sought to provide rationales for using graphic novels in the classroom and expose teachers to the vast array of meaningful, engaging comics available.
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In Brief: March 24
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First Peek at Cover of Brian Selznick's 'Wonderstruck'
Scholastic Press has just released the cover art for Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret. His new novel expands on the heavily illustrated format of the earlier novel.
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Paolini's Final 'Inheritance Cycle' Book Revealed
More than a decade in the making, Christopher Paolini's bestselling Inheritance Cycle draws to a close this fall with the publication of the fourth and final book, Inheritance, which Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish on November 8.
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Rights Report: March 17
Emily Meehan at Disney-Hyperion has acquired the seventh and final installment of Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series, along with two companion novels. Christy Ottaviano has bought world English rights to Lisa Schroeder's first foray into YA fantasy, Impossibly Small, for her imprint at Henry Holt.
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Cover of Harlan Coben's Debut YA Book Revealed
Today we unveil the cover of Harlan Coben's first novel for teens: Shelter: A Mickey Bolitar Novel, due from Putnam in September.
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Patrick Carman Launches New Digital Storytelling Project
This week—quite fittingly on March 15—novelist Patrick Carman debuted "3:15," an app for Android and iPhone that introduces nine spooky stories and involves listening to an audio introduction, reading a text story, and watching its conclusion on video—the three components represented in the app's title.
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In Brief: March 17
In brief this week: a rainy celebration for 'Cloudette'; Subaru donates science-themed books; and a launch party for 'Clarity.'
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