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Big Ideas and Fresh Looks: Backlist Backbones 2020
Timely themes, cover makeovers, and creative promotions boost children’s backlist titles.
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New My First I Can Read Series Celebrates Black Boy Joy
A Black boy's imagination and spunk lead him on diverting adventures in Ty's Travels, a My First I Can Read series that HarperCollins will debut in September.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 10, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a barnyard band and a shy performer, a graphic novel that deals with anxious feelings, and a YA debut drawn from Hindu mythology.
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Sourcebooks Rolls Out 'How to Catch' Club
Sourcebooks is expanding its How to Catch brand with the creation of an online component to its bestselling picture book series by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton: a club inspired in part by the stay-at-home culture brought on by the Covid-19 crisis.
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Rights Report: Week of August 3, 2020
New deals for Caron Butler, Justin A. Reynolds, Carrie McCrossen, Ian McWethy, and others.
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New and Forthcoming Kids' and YA Books by Black Creators
See our list of noteworthy new #OwnVoices titles, due out in the remainder of 2020.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 3, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about real-life "mermaid" women who deep-sea dive off the coast of South Korea, a middle grade adventure in which a girl searches for her missing friend, and a YA graphic novel about a group of diverse friends who share a love of basketball.
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'Frederick': A Mouse with a Message
Amid the pandemic, children's book agent and author Kirsten Hall finds comfort in Leo Lionni's classic picture book, 'Frederick.'
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Coronavirus Poem Goes from Facebook Post to Picture Book
Kitty O'Meara's prose poem about the pandemic, 'And the People Stayed Home,' is slated for publication as a picture book on November 10.
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Rights Report: Week of July 27, 2020
New deals for Roseanne A. Brown, Cristin Bishara, Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich, and others.
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Back to School 2020: A Children's Book List
While it remains uncertain if schools across the country will reopen for students this fall, we've gathered a selection of noteworthy books to get young readers back in the spirit of learning and connecting with teachers and classmates—in-person or at a distance.
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Noteworthy New Releases for Children and Teens: July 2020
A roundup of some of the bigger titles hitting bookshelves this month.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 27, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about trailblazing presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, a middle grade graphic novel adventure story, and a YA fantasy novel about the history of witches who guard a fairy tale land.
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Spring 2021 Children's Sneak Previews
Take a look ahead at some of the big titles for children and teens due out in the first half of next year in our exclusive roundup.
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New Children's and YA Books Starring Women in Film
While summer blockbuster plans may be canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, middle grade and teen readers can still get their fix of movie magic with these recent and upcoming fiction and nonfiction titles featuring young women working in front of and behind the camera.
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Chelsea Clinton's She Persisted Books Make the Move into Chapter Books
Philomel Books has announced plans to expand Chelsea Clinton's series of picture books showcasing women changemakers, which launched in 2017 with 'She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World.'
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Rights Report: Week of July 20, 2020
New deals for Michelle Quach, Kevin Christopher Snipes, Betsy Cornwell, and others.
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Rights Report: Week of July 13, 2020
New deals for Victoria Aveyard, George M. Johnson, Gabe Cole Novoa, Katelyn Detweiler, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 20, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about drag and LGBTQ history, an abecedarian about voting, and the story of a skittish animal who learns to make friends.
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Noteworthy Novel and Picture Book Sequels: July 2020
Sequels releasing this month include a Halloween story for Sparkle the Unicorn, Babymouse's theatrical endeavors, a YA tale of fake dating, and more.