This is page 28 of the children's writing news archives.

Madonna's Second Children's Book Debuts (2003-11-11): Bestselling children's book author and musical artist Madonna kicked off the release of her second children's book, Mr.

Rubbadubbers Become Children's Books (2003-08-17): Simon Spotlight, an Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing imprint devoted to media tie-ins, and Scholastic, a publisher and distributor of children's books, announced that they will each publish a line of books based on HIT Entertainment's new animated television series Rubbadubbers.

More Harry Potter Novels Printed (2003-07-03): The world will not run out of Harry Potter novels.

Potter Mania (2003-06-23): The latest Harry Potter novel (the first in three years), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is selling out at bookstores nationwide.

5th Harry Potter Amazon's Largest New Product Release (2003-05-28): With less than one month remaining before its release, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) has already surpassed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) as Amazon.

Gale Acquires Children's Division of Sleeping Bear Press (2002-08-23): Gale, a business unit within the Thomson Learning division of The Thomson Corporation has acquired the Children's Division of Sleeping Bear Press, a Chelsea, MI-based publisher of illustrated books for children in grades K through 6.

National Geographic Launches Book Club for Kids (2001-11-23): The National Geographic Society has announced the launch of an online book club, National Geographic Book Club for Kids, as part of its new, nonfiction literacy campaign for students in grades 3-6.

PBS Kids Website Relaunches (2000-02-02): The PBS Kids website has relaunched with a comprehensive backstage look at PBS Kids show characters and engaging educational activities.

New Books Help Children Learn How To Use The Library (1998-03-24): During her course of research for a new nationwide library literacy book, titled A Treasure Hunt in My Library, author Candace Jackson, founder of Museum Educational Foundation, discovered that many educated adults and friends felt totally inadequate taking their children to the library.

Oprah Winfrey Announces First Children's Book Selections for Oprah's Book Club (1997-12-11): Oprah's Book Club became a family affair this week with Ms.