'Sensitive children' title goes for six figures

Pan Macmillan has acquired a book about sensitive children for six figures in a “fiercely contested auction”. Carole Tonkinson bought The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Thrive and Others Struggle to Survive by Dr Tom Boyce for her Bluebird imprint in a "competitive 12-way bid" from Doug Abrams at Idea Architects in a deal brokered by Chandler Crawford of the Crawford Agency. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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B.J. Novak's children's book will try to win kids over to the power of language

B.J. Novak's children's book will be titled 'A Book With No Pictures.' 'I wanted to write a book that would introduce the youngest of kids to the idea that words can be their allies,' the actor said. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kickstarter Loves This Children's Book That Gets Kids Excited About Coding

Linda Liukas's project, Hello Ruby, smashed its Kickstarter funding goal in under four hours.We know that the goal of teaching future generations to code will make big strides within the next year. There are already some pretty ambitious ideas out there, like video games and adorable yet highly... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Save the Children takes literacy campaign to House of Lords

Children’s charity Save the Children took its Change The Story literacy campaign to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Gets Court Okay to Sell Good Books Titles

The court overseeing the Chapter 7 liquidation of Good Enterprises has approved a motion allowing Simon & Schuster to continue distributing the Good Books titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexander Lebedev sounding out buyers for Independent titles

Any deal would exclude London Evening Standard, while separate sale of profitable i thought to be open to discussionAlexander Lebedev has asked the founder of the Independent to seek a buyer for the newspaper, its Sunday sister and their cut-price stablemate, the i, 28 years after the daily... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week in Children's Apps: January 16, 2014

This week in children's apps, we feature apps that take players on journeys with familiar faces – the Berenstain Bears hit the road, the Cat in the Hat explores the rainforest, and Curious George makes his way through the alphabet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH UK Unifies Children's Division Under Dow

Penguin Random House UK has created a single children's division, led by Francesca Dow. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen Lane signs Wall Street title

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Complete List of Children's Books and Authors at Wi9

PW has compiled a list of the children's books and galleys being given away at this year's Winter Institute, along with the buzz about why specific authors are attending. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Uncle the elephant joins brave march of children's classics back into print

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[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Children's launches YA community

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holiday Sales for Children's Books Strong at Indies

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Don’t More Bookstores Stock Self-published Titles?

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard & Judy Book Club titles announced

Two titles from publisher Black Swan are in WH Smith’s Richard & Judy Book Club to kick... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inky Sprat title among iBooks 'best of 2013'

The Trouble With Dad, written by Babette Cole [pictured] and published by her own digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AudioGO's BBC titles signed by Random House

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Keeping 'Duck Dynasty' Title on Shelves

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nostalgia Drives Polish Children’s Book Sales Boom

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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