Children’s book reviews – Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult – Publishers Weekly en-us http://www.publishersweekly.com/community/Children%27s+Books/47139.html?nid=3316 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its http://www.publishersweekly.com/info/337409.html Terms of Use. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:16:46 MST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705659.html?nid=3316 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705617.html?nid=3316 Like his Lightning Thief star Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan is a demigod—at least in the eyes of his readers. With the release next May of the first title in his new middle-grade fantasy series, about ancient Egypt, he is set to become a pharaoh, too. In The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid, kids will meet Carter Kane, 14, and his sister, Sadie, 12, descendants of Egyptian magicians who battle gods accidentally released in the present... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704404.html?nid=3316 This week's reviews include picture books from Alexandra Day, Peter H. Reynolds, and Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney; starred reviews for new fiction from Katherine Sturtevant and Jean-Claude Mourlevat; comics from Lark Pien and Holly Black; and books to invigorate minds and imaginations. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703536.html?nid=3316 Picture books from Claudia Rueda, Laura Leuck& Marc Boutavant, Sharon Werner & Sarah Forss, and more; fiction from Audrey & Akila Couloumbis, Helen Stringer, Andrew Auseon, Mal Peet, others; plus a jumbo roundup of Christmas titles. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703373.html?nid=3316 Vampires may live forever, but the recent vampire trend in YA fiction won't. Author Michael Grant, for one, is "sick to death of vampires," and he is not alone. But when one hugely popular trend ends, what will take its place? Some readers have their fingers crossed for postapocalyptic fiction. Grant, along with fellow authors Scott Westerfeld, Carrie Ryan, and James Dashner, gathered with fans at a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan last Thursday to discuss their latest books... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702910.html?nid=3316 This selection of web-exclusive children's book reviews includes new works from Sujean Rim, Geoffrey Norman and E.B. Lewis, Adam Selzer and Jean Little. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:24:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702479.html?nid=3316 Educational Development Corp. chairman Randall White was pretty sure he had uncovered a gem of a small company when he acquired Kane/Miller Book Publishers last December, but the purchase has worked out even better than he thought. With the holiday season still to come, revenue at Kane/Miller in 2009 has already topped that of all of 2008, according to White. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702297.html?nid=3316 This week, stars for Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock's The Mitten, John Hendrix's John Brown: His Fight for Freedom, Sharon Shinn's Gateway, and Julie Halpern's Into the Wild Nerd Yonder. Plus: roundups of Hanukkah titles and gift ideas. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702112.html?nid=3316 Angela K. Sherrill of 57th Street Books in Chicago talks about a favorite 2010 galley. For me, there’s something of Mark Twain in Dr. Cuthbert Soup’s upcoming middle-grade novel, A Whole Nother Story (Bloomsbury, Jan. 2010), a winking satire that grabs readers and pulls them along a swiftly narrated adventure. The action follows Mr. Cheeseman and his three unique and savvy children... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:40:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702106.html?nid=3316 In suitably seafaring fashion, Chris Van Dusen set sail last week to promote The Circus Ship, his September picture book from Candlewick, which is loosely based on a true maritime story that has intrigued residents of coastal Maine for many generations. The Circus Ship was inspired by the tale of the Royal Tar, a steamship carrying circus animals and a brass band that set off from New Brunswick in 1836, bound for Portland and Boston... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:25:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6701697.html?nid=3316 This selection of web-exclusive children's book reviews from Publishers Weekly includes new titles from Kevin Sherry, Chris Van Dusen and Carolyn MacCullough, as well as a starred review for Joaquin Dorfman's new novel. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6701099.html?nid=3316 This week's children's book reviews include new picture books from Kazuna Kohara, Emily Gravett, and Julianna, Isabella, and Craig Hatkoff; PW's review of the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, Dog Days; new fiction from Josh Lieb, Robin Brande and Barry Lyga; as well as nonfiction, new picture books about the Obamas and a trio of small but thought-provoking gift books. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6700807.html?nid=3316 In schoolyards, jocks may still rule. But in bookstores, the big boy on campus is a wimp. More specifically, he’s a middle-schooler named Greg Heffley, the star of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Next Monday, Amulet Books imprint is releasing four million copies of Dog Days, the fourth installment of the cartoon-illustrated novels—the largest first printing for any children’s book this year. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6700768.html?nid=3316 Author M.T. Anderson is on a national tour for his new book, Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware, the third title in his Pals in Peril series. His tour has taken him to California, to the Washington, D.C., area, and to the Midwest Booksellers Association show in St. Paul, among other stops. Anderson also made one especially appropriate visit, given the title of his book: to the first state in the union, Delaware. See our photo essay of his visit. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:05:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6700774.html?nid=3316 Josh Lieb's first YA novel, I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President (Razorbill), hits the shelves this month. It's the darkly comic story of Oliver Watson, a hugely wealthy boy business whiz whose cover is that of a schlubby seventh-grade loser. Though the author is a rookie in the children's book arena, he's a seasoned pro in the world of comedy writing for television... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6700086.html?nid=3316 Fifty years ago, Norton Juster was pacing his second-floor apartment in Brooklyn Heights, unsure that the manuscript he was working on - his first - would ever be published. His roommate Jules Feiffer was his first reader, who also sketched some pictures to go with Juster’s story. The manuscript was The Phantom Tollbooth. Now, a half century later, these veterans are collaborating on a new picture book, The Odious Ogre, due out in fall 2010. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6699836.html?nid=3316 This week's children's book reviews include picture books from Tom Tomorrow, Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers, Jeanette Winter, Sharon Robinson and Kadir Nelson, and Marilyn Nelson and Jerry Pinkney; new fiction from Mark Teague, Lauren Myracle, and Francesca Lia Block; and round-ups of new pop-up titles and coffee table–ready gift books. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6699898.html?nid=3316 This collection of web-exclusive children's book reviews includes new work from R.L. LaFevers, Lynne Jonell, Mark Dunn and a star for Sally Gardner's sequel to The Red Necklace. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:08:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6699678.html?nid=3316 Chicagoland-headquartered Sourcebooks announced Tuesday that it will launch a young adult imprint in spring 2010. In its debut season the imprint, called Sourcebooks Fire, will release seven titles, including a bestselling paranormal romance series from the U.K., a novel based on the true-life story of teenage sisters who invented the séance in 1848, a romantic mystery set against the backdrop of the Civil War, and a YA supernatural thriller set in New York City... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:50:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6699684.html?nid=3316 Back in the 1980s, Nelson Mandela was front and center on the world stage. Now, Macmillan aims to see history repeat itself, thanks to a global, 13-language launch of the picture-book adaptation of his autobiography. The company’s unprecedented release of Long Walk to Freedom "was intended to reflect Nelson Mandela’s importance to South Africa and the world," says Emma Hopkin of Macmillan Children’s Books in the U.K... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:35:00 EST