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Girl Power Gets Daring

By Lynn Andriani | 07/27/2007 @ 07:05AM

The Daring Book for Girls is a companion to The Dangerous Book for Boys—but it’s hardly "a pinkified version with tea party stuff instead of Navajo talking code," say the authors.
Harry's Last Hurrah

by Shannon Maughan, Children's Bookshelf | 07/26/2007 @ 04:00PM

At last! The loooong wait is over. Harry Potter and his cohorts finally made their literary entrance at the appointed hour of 12:01 AM on July 21.
Three Harry Potter Fans Discuss Book Seven

| 07/26/2007 @ 03:00PM
Harry Potter Trivia Book on the Block

By Bridget Kinsella | 07/25/2007 @ 06:12PM

Two weeks ago when a home-schooling mom of three sent a query about The Absolute Best Harry Potter Trivia Challenge manuscript she was working on to the Los Angeles-based agent Sharlene Martin, Martin knew she was interested and knew she wanted to send the proposal out this Monday, two days after HP7’s lay-down date.
Books Inc Raises Over $17,000 in Potter Proceeds for Local Schools

By Bridget Kinsella | 07/25/2007 @ 06:10PM

Knowing that it could never compete with chains when it came to discounting Harry Potter #7, Books Inc. did what it did with #6, and gave 20% of pre-sales and party sales to seven schools located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
With HP7 Less Doesn't Mean More

By Bridget Kinsella | 07/24/2007 @ 07:03PM

Some enterprising people are looking to sell a few defective copies of Harry Potter as collectable items. Early reception has been cool.
That 8.3 Million Copies Sold
Was Just the Beginning

By Diane Roback and Jim Milliot | 07/23/2007 @ 02:19PM

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has set records for Scholastic, Random House, Borders, Barnes & Noble and Amazon as the fastest-selling book (or CD) in history. Independent bookstores also reported record sales, with scattered reports of shortages.
Children’s Book Reviews: Week of 7/23/2007

| 07/23/2007 @ 06:00AM
Audiobook Dealer Using Potter to Promote New Offering

By Shannon Maughan | 07/20/2007 @ 01:47PM

V-Burny.com, a privately held online retailer selling downloadable audiobooks, is introducing its Player2Go, a subscription service for player devices that come with audiobooks. As a promotion, the company will reimburse anyone who becomes a Player2Go member and has already ordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Licensing Hotline: July 2007

By Karen Raugust | 07/19/2007 @ 06:00AM

Beatrix Potter was an early environmentalist, raising funds for convervation and preserving land in perpetuity by donating it to Britain's National Trust. Now, more than 100 years later, the licensing program based on her characters is following suit.
Children’s Books for Fall: V

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

VIKING Cowboy and Octopus ($16.99) by Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith. Stories starring two unlikely friends. (All ages) The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie DVD and Book Gift Set ($19.99) by Ezra Jack Keats package these stories with a DVD featuring an animated film of each book. (All ages) Llama Llama Mad at Mama ($15.
Children’s Books for Fall: W

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

WALKER & CO. Playful Little Penguins ($15.95) by Tony Mitton, illus. by Guy Parker-Rees, is a rhyming tale about energetic penguins. (3-6) Little Bitty Mousie ($16.95) by Jim Aylesworth, illus. by Michael Hague, offers a midnight ABC adventure. (3-6) Smile! ($11.95) by Kate Lennard, illus. by Dermot Flynn.
Children’s Books for Fall: T

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

TANGLEWOOD PRESS Carmen’s Sticky Scab ($15.95) by Ginger Churchill, illus. by Barry Gott. A girl is warned about picking the scab on her arm. (3-8) Two Moon Princess ($15.95) by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban. A princess is transported to another world: southern California. (10-up) 68 Knots ($15.95) by Michael Robert Evans describes seven teens’ summer of sailing adventures and self-dis...
Pair of Titles on Hot Issue

by Sally Lodge | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

Two upcoming titles spotlight a decidedly timely topic—global warming—and issue a call to action to concerned kids.
Children’s Books for Fall: O

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

ORANGE AVENUE (IPG, dist.) Paperbacks Uncool: A Girl’s Guide to Misfitting In and Kiss: A Girl’s Guide to Puckering Up ($9.95 each) by Erin Elisabeth Conley round up advice for teens. (13-17) The Date Book: A Teen Girl’s Complete Guide to Going Out with Someone New ($12.95) by Erika Stalder presents safety-centered tips on dating.
What Happened Next?

By Staff | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? These sequels are sure to get kids fired up about reading this summer. In a starred review, PW wrote that Annie Barrows’s Ivy & Bean, available this month in paperback, “brims with sprightly dialogue” and is “just right for kids moving on from beginning readers.
Big Kids' Books For Fall

by Staff | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

| July 1| How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen, illus. by Mark Teague (Scholastic/Blue Sky, $16.99). 100,000 copies. | July 2 | Football Genius by Tim Green (HarperCollins, $16.99). 100,000 copies. The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme, Book Two: The Thief Queen's Daughter by Elizabeth Haydon (Tor/Starscape, $17.
Children's Books for Fall: P

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

PAPERCUTZ Series Nancy Drew Graphic Novels continues with Monkey-Wrench Blues by Stefan Petrucha, illus. by Sho Murase ($12.95, paper $7.95, 8-12). The Hardy Boys Graphic Novels adds Vol. 10 and Vol. 11 by Scott Lobdell, illus. by Paulo Henrique ($12.95 each, paper $7.95, 8-12). And Tales from the Crypt Graphic Novels launches with Vol.
It's a Potter Potter World

Compiled by the editors of Publishers Weekly and Publishing News | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

At 12:01 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on Saturday, July 21, cartons containing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be ripped open by retailers around the world (everywhere but North America, which opens them five hours later) and fans will learn how the extraordinarily popular series by J.K. Rowling concludes.
Children’s Books for Fall: R

Compiled by Sally Lodge | 07/16/2007 @ 06:00AM

RAINCOAST Clancy with the Puck ($16.95) by Chris Mizzoni. Will Clancy win the Stanley Cup or end up driving the Zamboni? (3-up) Paperbacks Gretzky’s Game ($7.95) by Mike Leonetti. Hockey star Wayne Gretzky inspires a child teased for being too small to play hockey. (3-8) King of the Lost and Found ($9.

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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.