This is page 11 of the children's writing news archives.

U.S. Olympic Soccer Star Alex Morgan to Publish Children's Series (2012-08-20): American soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan will publish a three-book middle-grade series - called The Kicks - with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Scholastic Celebrates 50 Years of Clifford The Big Red Dog (2012-07-20): Scholastic will kick off the 50th anniversary celebration of Clifford the Big Red Dog on September 24th.

Chris Colfer Talks Debut Novel, The Land of Stories (2012-07-18): Glee star Chris Colfer's book, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, has arrived in stores.

Encyclopedia Brown Author Donald Sobol Dead at 87 (2012-07-17): Author Donald Sobol, who wrote the popular Encyclopedia Brown books, has died at the age of 87.

Winners of 2012 Horn Book Awards Announced at BookExpo America (2012-06-11): The winners of the 2012 Horn Book Awards have been announced at BookExpo America.

Jim Henson Company to Make Movie Based on Frog and Toad Books (2012-06-11): The Jim Henson Company has acquired the rights to Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad children's books.

2012 National Book Festival Poster Revealed (2012-06-09): The poster for the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival has been revealed.

Stephen Colbert Explains How His Children's Book Ended Up on the Nonfiction Bestseller Lists (2012-06-04): Stephen Colbert is now a children's author.

Cover Art Released for The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (2012-06-03): Disney Publishing Worldwide has released the cover art for The Mark of Athena, the third book in the bestselling Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan.

Children's Author and Naturalist Jean Craighead George Dead at 92 (2012-05-18): Sad news: The New York Times reports that Newberry Medal-winning children's author and naturalist Jean Craighead George has died at the age of 92 after suffering a stroke.

Tony DiTerlizzi Talks A Hero for WondLa on CNN (2012-05-09): A Hero for WondLa is the second book in author Tony DiTerlizzi's Search for WondLa's trilogy.

Maurice Sendak Dies at 83 (2012-05-08): The New York Times reports that bestselling children's author Maurice Sendak has died at the age of 83.

Charlie Kaufman to Adapt Chaos Walking YA Series into Feature Film (2012-04-24): Deadline reports that Oscar winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Being John Malkovich) will adapt the first book in the Chaos Walking series into a new feature film.

Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Write Five Book Fantasy Series for Scholastic (2012-04-19): Bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare have signed a five book deal with Scholastic.

Reading Is Fundamental Launches Book People Unite Campaign (2012-04-17): Reading is Fundamental (RIF), a children's literacy nonprofit, has launched Book People Unite, a new campaign to focus a spotlight on children's literacy nationwide.

Pottermore Opens to Everyone (2012-04-16): Pottermore, J.

Elmo, Abby and Gordon Read at 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll (2012-04-14): Elmo, Abby and Gordon read from Jon Stone's classic, The Monster at the End of this Book, at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll.

Jeff Kinney Reads From Diary of a Wimpy Kid at 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll (2012-04-13): Author Jeff Kinney read from his popular novel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll.

2012 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners Announced (2012-04-07): The winners of the 2012 Indies Choice and E.

Amazon.com Reports Sales Figures For Authors in the Lending Library Program (2012-04-04): Amazon.