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'A Revolution in the Nursery': Celebrating 80 Years of Pippi Longstocking
On March 7, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York City held a gathering in honor of International Women’s Day and the 80th book birthday of the strongest girl in the world: Pippi Longstocking.
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A Visit to Shel Silverstein’s Archives
PW was recently invited by the Silverstein family for an exclusive tour of prolific author-illustrator Shel Silverstein's archives in Chicago—which are closed to the public.
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Sale of Ellen Raskin Estate Reveals Unpublished ‘Westing Game’ Sequel
International Literary Properties has acquired Raskin’s estate and, along with it, two previously unpublished manuscripts by the late author, including a sequel to her Newbery Award–winning mystery, The Westing Game.
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2025 Carle Honors Announced
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has revealed the recipients of its 2025 Carle Honors, who will be fêted at an event in New York City on September 25.
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2025 North Texas Teen Book Festival in Photos
The 11th annual North Texas Teen Book Festival took place on February 28–March 1, drawing more than 15,000 middle grade and YA book lovers to Irving, Tex.
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WI2025: Winter Institute in Photos
At author receptions and publisher dinners, booksellers talked with the stars of the bookshelves, including several children’s and YA authors.
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In Brief: March 6, 2025
Recently, children’s writers spent a weekend together for a workshop, an author shared her picture book biography of a late writer, alpacas were the star of a launch event, and young readers enjoyed a food-centric storytime.
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Unite Against Book Bans Grows Book Résumé Database for Challenged Books
UAAB, an anti-censorship initiative of the ALA, opened its Book Résumé Database in February 2024, providing easy-access credentials for banned and challenged titles; we took a look at how the initiative is continuing to grow.
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Toy Fair 2025: A Smaller Show, But Productive for Publishers
Toy Fair 2025 returned to the Javits Center in New York City this year, concluding its four-day run on March 4.
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2025 Sendak Fellows Announced
The Maurice Sendak Foundation has announced this year's Sendak Fellows: Junjun Chen, Marianna Coppo, Rob Dunlavey, and Gracey Zhang.
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