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Rick Riordan's Throne of Fire Gets 1.5 Million Copy First Printing (2011-04-14): Disney Publishing Worldwide has announced it will launch The Kane Chronicles, Book Two: The Throne of Fire with a 1.
2011 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalists Announced (2011-04-05): The finalists for the fourth annual Children's Choice Book Awards have been announced.
Random House to Publish Book of Lost Dr. Seuss Stories (2011-04-01): Random House Children's Books will be publishing a collection of Dr.
Cheerios Launches New Author Contest (2011-03-31): Cheerios has launched its New Author Contest.
Perez Hilton to Write Children's Book (2011-03-29): Perez Hilton, who claims to have turned over a new life on his gossip blog by leaving the snark behind, is now branching out into children's books.
Maurice Sendak to Publish New Picture Book This Fall Called Bumble-Ardy (2011-03-25): HarperCollins announced that it will publish a new picture by author Maurice Sendak this Fall.
Justin Bieber Reads The Cat in the Hat (2011-03-20): Here is a video of young pop star Justin Bieber reading The Cat in the Hat.
HarperCollins to Publish New Shel Silverstein Book (2011-03-09): Shel Silverstein will be posthumously publishing a new children's book in September called Every Thing On It.
Babe Creator Dick King-Smith is Dead at 88 (2011-01-06): British children's author Dick King-Smith has died.
Nick Hornby Launching Ministry of Stories in London (2010-11-21): Nick Hornby has launched The Ministry of Stories Literacy Project.
J.K. Rowling Wins Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize (2010-10-21): J.
Previously Unseen Manuscript by Dr. Seuss Up for Auction (2010-10-14): A previously unseen handwritten manuscript by Dr.
Original Charlotte's Web Artwork by Illustrator Garth Williams Being Auctioned (2010-09-29): Charlotte's Web artwork by illustrator Garth Williams is being auctioned off as part of an Heritage Auctions Illustration Art Auction.
President Obama Writes Children's Book (2010-09-15): President Barack Obama will published a children's illustrated book caleld Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters.
HarperCollins to Release Vampire Diaries Prequel Trilogy (2010-09-02): HarperCollins Children's Books and Alloy Entertainment will be releasing a trilogy that tells the story of brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore and their love triangle that begins when t
Curious George in Library of Congress Reading PSA (2010-07-26): The Advertising Council and the Library of Congress have launched a new series of PSAs for Read.
Zondervan Publishing Sarah Palin Biography for Kids (2010-07-12): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has another book coming out.
Castle Cant Author Jailed for Possessing Child Pornography (2010-07-09): Children's author K.
Neil Gaiman Wins 2010 Carnegie Medal for The Graveyard Book (2010-06-24): Neil Gaiman won the 2010 CLIP Carnegie Medal for children's fiction in the UK for The Graveyard Book.
Original Glee Novel Due in September (2010-06-10): Fox's Glee has been entertaining but it is so good that people will want to read novels about the characters? Poppy, a Hachette Book Group imprint, thinks so.