This is page 27 of the children's writing news archives.

Good Fortune at the Box Office for Lemony Snicket (2004-12-19): Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events had good fortune at the box office in its opening weekend, bringing in $30.

New Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Released (2004-11-22): The latest edition of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio has been released.

Polar Express Film Helps Book Sales (2004-11-18): The Polar Express film starring Tom Hanks, is not quite meeting expectations at the box office.

No Ghostwriter for Katie Couric (2004-10-18): In an interview with USA Today, Katie Couric talks about her new children's book, The Blue Ribbon Day (Doubleday), on sale this week, a sequel to her 2000 bestseller, The Brand New Kid.

Adults Love Flanimals Characters (2004-10-06): The BBC reports that adult are crazy over the Flanimals characters originally meant for a much younger audience.

Dean's A-List Novel Goes to Big Screen (2004-09-30): Universal Studios has acquired the rights to the Zoey Dean novel The A-List (Little, Brown).

Bill O'Reilly Says He May Vote for John Kerry (2004-09-26): Journalist and avowed Independent Bill O'Reilly has legions of fans who visit the No Spin Zone on his Fox News show, The O'Reilly Factor, who listen to his radio programs and who read his bestselling books.

Today's Kids are Born to Buy (2004-09-20): A new book called Born to Buy by Juliet B.

Judy Blume Wins National Book Award (2004-09-15): Bestselling children's author Judy Blume has been named this year's winner of an honorary National Book Award for contributions to American letters.

Wolf Brother Novel Dubbed Mad Max for Children (2004-09-06): The latest children's novel with big buzz involves a child hunter partnered with a wolf.

J.K. Rowling Gives Sneak Preview of Book 6 (2004-09-03): The BBC reports that J.

Illegal Garfield Books in China (2004-08-28): The BBC reported that Paws Incorporated, which licenses Garfield in the United States and bills itself as the worldwide headquarters of the wisecracking comic strip cat, is going after three China firms for publishing illegal Garfield books.

S.E. Hinton Returns to Writing (2004-08-24): S.

Writers Wanted for Peter Pan Sequel (2004-08-20): Can you write Peter Pan 2? W.

J.K. Rowling Drops Some Hints About Harry's Future (2004-08-16): The Guardian reports that J.

Kid-friendly Eric Carle (2004-07-12): Children's author Eric Carle, who just turned 75 in june, is still publishing new books each year.

Warner Bros. Buys Chasing Vermeer Film Rights (2004-06-25): Warner Bros.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: The Movie (2004-05-19): Principal photography began May 17 on location in Santorini, Greece, for Alcon Entertainment's coming-of-age adventure The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, based on Ann Brashares' bestselling novel about a special 16th summer in the lives of four lifelong friends.

Seussentienial Celebrates Theodor Geisel's 100th Birthday (2004-03-02): Theodor Seuss Geisel's 100th birthday would have been today, March 2, 2004.

Loren Long Signs 5 Book Deal (2003-11-21): Loren Long, illustrator of Madonna's second book for children, Mr.