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Ransom Riggs Adds New Dimension to Miss Peregrine's Peculiars

By Sally Lodge | 08/25/2016 @ 04:00PM

In 'Tales of the Peculiars,' Ransom Riggs provides a glimpse into the lore behind his bestselling Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children trilogy.
Path to Publication: 'The Thousandth Floor'

By Sue Corbett | 08/25/2016 @ 04:00PM

Like many aspiring novelists, Katharine McGee "dreamed of becoming a writer," but graduated from college with a degree in English (and French), unsure of whether she was ready to undertake the Great American Novel.
Adam Rex and Christian Robinson Head Back to 'School'

| 08/25/2016 @ 03:00PM

The author-illustrator team interviewed each other about their picture book collaboration, 'School's First Day of School,' which is out in time for back-to-school season.
Hot Off the Presses: Week of August 29, 2016

| 08/25/2016 @ 02:00PM

Among the many new releases hitting shelves next week are a novel about two teenagers, one a witch, who were switched at birth; a picture book that follows a cat through the eyes of many different animals; and a YA novel that imagines a dystopian future where all of Manhattan lives in one high-rise building.
Rights Report: Week of August 25, 2016

| 08/25/2016 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Sarah Dessen, Will Kostakis, Lisa Ann Scott, and Janice Erlbaum.
Paratore Brings 'Wedding Planner's Daughter' Character to New Publisher

By Sally Lodge | 08/18/2016 @ 03:00PM

Coleen Murtagh Paratore's Roar Like a Girl launches the Always Willa series and chronicles the now 14-year-old's adjustment to a very different life, school, friends, and (maybe?) a boyfriend.
Macmillan Gets Set to Celebrate as 'Brown Bear' Turns 50

By Karen Raugust | 08/18/2016 @ 03:00PM

Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Eric Carle's 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?,' and Macmillan will begin celebrating the milestone this September.
‘Ada Twist’: The Latest High Achiever in Abrams Series

By Sally Lodge | 08/18/2016 @ 03:00PM

Yet another student goes to the head of the class in 'Ada Twist, Scientist,' the most recent picture book from Andrea Beaty and David Roberts.
Movie Alert: 'The Great Gilly Hopkins'

By Matia Burnett | 08/18/2016 @ 02:00PM

A foster girl notorious for scaring off prospective new foster parents finally meets her match in the upcoming film adaptation of Katherine Paterson's 'The Great Gilly Hopkins.'
Hot Off the Presses: Week of August 22, 2016

| 08/18/2016 @ 02:00PM

Books arriving on shelves next week include a picture book featuring an antagonizing monster, a middle grade novel in which boys face their own mortality, and a companion to a YA historical fiction series.
15 Years After September 11: A Roundup of New Children's and YA Titles

Compiled by Natasha Gilmore | 08/18/2016 @ 02:00PM

To mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, publishers are offering a variety of titles for all ages to communicate the events of that day while also offering historical and cultural context.
Rights Report: Week of August 15, 2016

| 08/18/2016 @ 01:00PM

New deals for P.C. and Kristin Cast, Taran Matharu, Joan Holub, April Tucholke, and Paul Noth.
Curious George Turns 75

By Judith Rosen | 08/12/2016 @ 07:00PM

The classic children’s book character continues to delight kids with his curiosity.
KinderGuides Translate Adult Classics for Younger Readers

By Anisse Gross | 08/11/2016 @ 04:00PM

Melissa Medina and Fredrik Colting were visiting family in Kansas last Christmas, when they got the idea for KinderGuides, a line of illustrated children's learning guides based on classic films and works of literature.
Movie Alert: 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'

By Matia Burnett | 08/11/2016 @ 03:00PM

It's boy vs. middle school. The live-action adaptation of James Patterson's bestselling novel 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life' opens on October 7.
'Me List Books': Fall Books for Cave Kids

Compiled by Natasha Gilmore | 08/11/2016 @ 03:00PM

Whether it's the influence of the Paleo craze, or the deep-seated desire for children to have dinosaur friends, there's no denying that prehistoric titles for children are spreading like the discovery of fire.
Hot Off the Presses: Week of August 15, 2016

| 08/11/2016 @ 02:00PM

Hitting shelves next week are a picture book featuring a skeletal town with a mystery to solve, a middle grade novel with a robotic main character, and the conclusion to a YA mystery series.
Dragons Love Tacos—Still!

By Sally Lodge | 08/09/2016 @ 04:00PM

Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri dished out heaps of hearty humor in their 2012 picture book, 'Dragons Love Tacos'—and fans will be treated to a second course next May.
Rights Report: Week of August 8, 2016

| 08/09/2016 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Amy Kim Kibuishi, Kristen Ciccarelli, Ellen Oh, Brian Lies, Renée Ahdieh, and Marty Kelley.
BOOM! Studios Publishes Its First Picture Book

By Brigid Alverson | 08/04/2016 @ 03:00PM

Graphic novel publisher BOOM! Studios enters the picture book market for the first time with 'What Is It?' by the husband and wife team of Dustin Nguyen and Nicole Hoang.

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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.