This is page 24 of the children's writing news archives.

Fake Narnia Release Fools Major Media Outlets (2006-01-05): Numerous news outlets were duped into running a joke story about how the fantasy land of Narnia had stalked out of last week's World Trade Organization talks.

Study Says Harry Potter Books Prevents Injuries to Children (2005-12-23): reports that doctors at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford treated far fewer child injuries on the weekends when the Harry Potter books were released.

The Critics of Narnia (2005-12-16): Catherine Seipp writes an interesting commentary in the L.

Strong Box Office Debut for Narnia (2005-12-13): The Disney and Walden Media remake of the C.

J.K. Rowling Talks to Stephen Fry (2005-12-08): The Leaky Cauldron has excerpts from J.

1959 Letter Shows CS Lewis Was Not Keen on Narnia Film (2005-11-29): The Guardian reports that a old letter written by CS Lewis in 1959 has surfaced that clearly indicates that the Narnia author was opposed to a tv series or film based on the popular children's fantasy series.

National Book Award Means New Print Runs (2005-11-23): USA Today reports that the National Book Awards winners are seeing increased print runs by publishers.

Scholastic to Publish Amulet By Kazu Kibuishi (2005-11-21): Scholastic has acquired signed a book deal with 27-year-old graphic novelist Kazu Kibuishi.

HarperCollins Explains the Good Night Moon Controversy (2005-11-17): The New York Times reports on the latest controversy involving digital manipulation of photos.

10,000 Hong Kong Fans Plead With J.K. Rowling to Visit (2005-11-09): 10,000 avid Hong Kong Harry Potter fans have signed a petition begging J.

Chris Van Allsburg Talks Zathura (2005-11-08): Karen MacPherson of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviews author Chris Van Allsburg, author of Jumanji and Zathura, which is now a feature film.

Curious George Comes to the Silver Screen (2005-11-01): Nearly 65 years ago, the first Curious George books were published.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Gets PG-13 Rating (2005-10-25): As Harry, Hermione and Ron grow up, their adventures become darker and more frightening.

C.S. Lewis' Ulster Roots (2005-10-24): As the release date for the film version of C.

Brian Jacques Returns to Redwall (2005-10-21): Christian Hill of The Olympian interviewed children's author Brian Jacques, which is actually pronounced "Jakes.

Philip Pullman Blasts Narnia Film (2005-10-17): British author Philip Pullman has absolutely slammed the new Narnia movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, based on the classic book by C.

Move Over Madonna, Gloria Estafan is Here (2005-10-11): Singer Gloria Estefan has been wanting to write a book for a long time.

J.K. Rowling Gives Tips for Young Writers (2005-10-04): J.

Christopher Paolini and the Year Long Road Trip (2005-09-13): The Contra Costa Times has an interesting piece on Christopher Paolini, the youthful author of Eragon and Eldest (Knopf).

Ralph Fiennes and the Action Figure (2005-08-26): We were thrilled when we learned that talented actor Ralph Fiennes will play Lord Voldemort in the upcoming Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.