Friday, November 06, 2015

Children's Books Roundup with PW

Grumpy Cat to Become a Golden Book
Random House Children's Books has acquired the rights to the Internet meme Grumpy Cat for a series of three Golden Books. Click through for more details on the forthcoming trilogy. more


Author-Illustrator Hervé Tullet Moves to the U.S.
French author and illustrator Hervé Tullet, author of the bestselling picture book Press Here, has moved to the United States. For more on his plans, his latest books, and what drives him to create, read on. more


In Brief: November 5, 2015
This week, a dance school welcomes honored guests; a beloved author headlines in the Sunshine State; a YA author gets revved up for the release of her sequel; book awards celebrate South Asian diversity; a young writer wows his audience; and authors enjoy an intergalactic outing. more


IN THE MEDIA


From ABC News:
J.K. Rowling Says She Will "Definitely" Write More Children's Books. Click here
From the Wall Street Journal:
Financial Woes Plague Common-Core Rollout. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
How Walter Dean Myers Taught Me to Stop Writing White. Click here
From the Bookseller:
Two teams were tasked with creating a children's book, in the U.K. version of The Apprentice. Click here
From the Bookseller:
Jacqueline Wilson to receive lifetime achievement award in U.K. Click here
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen DeGeneres and Disney to Adapt Kids' Fantasy Book Castle Hangnail. Click here
From Brightly:
Tried and True: The Nonfiction Books Children's Booksellers and Book Experts Are Recommending. Click here
From Variety:
First Look at Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Click here
From DW.com:
Astrid Lindgren's apartment opens as a museum. Click here
From Vox:
Author Rainbow Rowell embodies YA's past and signals its future. Click here
From BT:
Here's how Twitter reacted to the Apprentice contestants attempting to write children's books. Click here
From the Telegraph:
Author Eoin Colfer: "It's time I moved on from Artemis Fowl." Click here
From Deadline Hollywood:
DreamWorks acquires John Connolly trilogy of middle-grade novels for possible franchise. Click here
From Brightly:
Writing for Teens, Tweens, and Inbetweens: Eight YA Authors Who Also Rock Middle Grade. Click here

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