Walliams leads children’s charge

David Walliams captured his second consecutive UK number one in a strong half-term week for the children’s sector, which also saw a brace of vloggers and five Mr Men colouring books début in the top 50. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Waterstones holds half-term children's 3 for 2

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Waterstones Childrens Book Prize shortlist revealed

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WHS launches R&J children's promotion

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg Executive Is Said to Be in Talks to Lead Dow Jones

News Corporation is said to be in advanced talks to hire Lex Fenwick as the chief executive of Dow Jones, filling a six-month vacancy created when the publisher’s top executive resigned amid the phone-hacking scandal in Britain. Mr. Fenwick ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Recession fails to bite children's market

Children's publishing emerged relatively unscathed from a recessionary 2011, with 13 of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Appleton to head fiction at Hodder Childrens Books

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thames & Hudson to expand children's list

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haines joins Penguin Children's in new media role

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: A New Children's Book Parodies a Beloved Classic

"Goodnight iPad" is a bedtime tour of our electronic lives, mimicking the tone of the classic "Goodnight Moon." Continue reading at The New York Times

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New app route for Macmillan Children's

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Amazon.com buys children's books list from Marshall Cavendish

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Ribblestrop scoops Guardian Children's Book Award

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Mabecron moves into children's fiction

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Macmillan Children's buys Birthright trilogy

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Children's minister asks Hunt to intervene on Brent

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