Children's Writing News Page: 23

This is page 23 of the children's writing news archives.

Cheerios Teams Up With Eric Carle (2007-03-10): Cheerios has teamed up with children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle for a special promotion.

Disney Loses Legal Battle Over Rights to Winnie the Pooh (2007-02-20): The Walt Disney Co.

Newberry Medal Winner Banned From Libraries (2007-02-20): The Higher Power of Lucky, which won the prestigious Newberry Medal, has been banned from a number of school libraries in the South and West because the word "scrotum" appears on the first page.

J.K. Rowling's Thoughts on the Last Harry Potter Book (2007-02-06): J.

Professor Says Harry Potter Won't Die (2007-02-03): Now that the seventh book in the Harry Potter series has an official release date of July 21, 2007, the theorizing about who will die has reached a fever pitch.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows To Hit Bookstores July 21, 2007 (2007-02-01): Scholastic has announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will go on sale on July 21, 2007.

Nickelodeon Launches Nicktropolis (2007-01-30): Nickelodeon has announced the launch of Nicktropolis, a virtual web community for kids.

Title Selected for Seventh Harry Potter Novel (2006-12-22): The title for the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series has been announced.

Jenny Nimmo Talks Charlie Bone (2006-07-25): British author Jenny Nimmo, author of the Charlie Bone young adult fantasy series, discusses her bestselling series, and why her editors had her change certain things in her books about a boy with magical powers.

Dave Barry, Peter Pan and the Copyright Conundrum (2006-07-20): Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson are headed out on tour to promote their new book, a Peter Pan prequel called Peter and The Shadow Thieves (Disney).

Laying Odds On Who Dies in Harry Potter 7 (2006-06-28): Ever since J.

J.K. Rowling Reveals Two Characters Die In Book 7 (2006-06-26): J.

Where's Waldo Attempts a Comeback (2006-06-17): Where's Waldo creator Martin Handford has a new book out called Where's Waldo? The Great Picture Hunt.

How To Inspire Your Kids To Read (2006-06-15): The Kids and Family Reading Report was released and it has some interesting information about childrens' reading habits.

Invigorating The Picture Book (2006-05-30): Sales of picture books have been declining, but the industry is fighting back with some new efforts to rejuvenate the illustrated book business.

Babar Celebrates 75th Birthday (2006-04-22): Babar the elephant celebrated his 75th birthday with worldwide birthday events.

J.K. Rowling Takes Anorexic CelebritiesTo Task (2006-04-06): J.

2006 Book Sense Winners Announced (2006-03-17): The 2006 Book Sense Book of the Year winners have been announced.

Emma Thompson Talks Nanny McPhee (2006-02-01): Actress and Screenwriter Emma Thompson discusses the screenplay for her new film, Nanny McPhee.

J.K. Rowling's New Year's Resolutions (2006-01-10): J.