Recapping Global Kids Connect; Curious George Store Stays Put

[PW Children's Bookshelf: Breaking children's and YA publishing news, author interviews, bestsellers lists and reviews.] [Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior]( In the News [Global Kids Connect 2017 Brings Data, Diversity to the Stage]( At the third annual GKC conference, held Monday in New York City by PW and the Bologna Children's Book Fair, children's publishing luminaries discussed trends in the kids' sector. Topics for conversation included the evolving marketplace, the growing demand for diverse titles, and more. [more]( [Facing Sexual Harassment Charges, An Exec Art Director at Penguin Workshop Resigns]( Three weeks after actress and comedian Charlyne Yi leveled sexual harassment charges against Giuseppe Castellano, an executive art director at Penguin Workshop, he has stepped down. [more]( [The Nutcracker in Harlem by T. E. McMorrow ]( Bookselling News [Curious George Store to Stay Put in Harvard Square]( The World’s Only Curious George Store will be included in the redevelopment of its current Cambridge, Mass. location, and will not have to move. The announcement follows a period of uncertainty, in which it appeared that the children’s specialty bookstore’s days were numbered as a fixture of Harvard Square. [more]( Book News [Wimpy Kid #12 Is International Bestseller]( The newest title in Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which hit shelves on November 7, has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. The author is currently on his largest global tour to date, visiting 10 cities across Europe and Asia. [more]( [James Patterson Partners with Albert Einstein Archives]( The new middle grade series, which will launch under the author’s Jimmy Patterson imprint in October 2018, is the first and only line of children’s books to bear the archive’s official seal. [more]( Reading Roundup [Reissued Christmas Books for Young Readers]( Books from Christmas past get new life in these reissued editions. From an imaginative take on the Santa myth to a detailed treatment of a favorite tale, stories of all styles are repackaged in time for holiday displays and storytimes. [more]( SPONSORED [PW KidsCast: Listen Now]( Francisco X. Stork, Andrea Beaty, Dan Santat, Julie Fogliano, Christian Robinson, Philip C. Stead, Matthew Cordell – listen to these and other top writers and artists discuss their new books for children and teens in the PW KidsCast podcast. [Click here]( to listen. For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Marketing Manager, Adult Trade - Abrams Books - New York](. - [Agent Coordinator - Bright Agency - New York City](. - [Assistant Editor for Simon Spotlight - Simon & Schuster](. - [Publicist, Revell and Baker Books - Baker Publishing Group - Grand Rapids](. - [Art Director - Callisto Media - New York](. Rights Report Phoebe Yeh at Crown has acquired two untitled YA novels by Dear Martin author Nic Stone, one of which will draw on the experiences of Justyce McAllister. Publication is planned for October 2019 and October 2020; Rena Rossner at Deborah Harris Agency handled the deal for U.S., Canada, Philippines, and open market rights. Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has bought world English rights, at auction, to Booktuber Christine Riccio's Again, But Better, a romantic comedy about second chances and being brave enough to try again—even after you've majorly screwed up. Publication is scheduled for spring/summer 2019; JL Stermer at New Leaf Literary & Media negotiated the deal. Kristen Pettit at HarperCollins has acquired world rights to Saundra Mitchell's All the Things We Do in the Dark. The YA thriller explores what happens after 17-year-old Ava finds a woman's corpse in the woods and wants to protect and care for her, while in the world beyond, the killer is still free. The book is slated for summer 2019; Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret brokered the deal. Sarah Peed at Del Rey has bought world rights to Tracey Baptiste's YA untitled Minecraft tie-in novel. The book is about 14-year-old gamer Bianca Marshall, who gets trapped in the game world after an accident and can't ascertain what's real and what's not. Publication is set for summer 2018; Marie Lamba at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency did the deal on behalf of Minecraft creator Mojang. Kate Sullivan at Delacorte has acquired Jeff Henigson's YA memoir, Warhead: The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the World. The book recounts the author's teen years battling brain cancer and a journey to fulfill his Starlight Children's Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev and plea for nuclear disarmament. Publication is planned for summer 2019; Daniel Lazar at Writers House handled the deal for North American rights. Lisa Yoskowitz at Little, Brown has bought, in a preempt, world English rights to Barbara Roberts's debut, Outside Shots, a contemporary novel about a 13-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a great basketball player, but struggles to find a place on her new elite team, while navigating her non-traditional family and searching for a connection to her biological father. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019; Ginger Knowlton at Curtis Brown negotiated the deal. Emily Easton at Crown has preempted for six figures, in an exclusive submission, Scott Reintgen's debut middle grade novel, When in Fancy. Indira Story finally gets the call to audition at Protagonist Preparatory, only to botch her audition and end up being designated as a side character. When a darker plot threatens the school, Indira must find out if a side character like her can really save the day. Publication is set for spring 2020; Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for North American rights. Liz Kossnar at Simon & Schuster has acquired Meg Cannistra's middle grade novel, The Trouble with Shooting Stars, about a young artist coming to terms with an injury and new family dynamics in her large Italian family following a traumatic accident. The girl gets swept up in the magical world of the spazzitrici—an old Italian order of moon sweepers—but learns there are some things magic can't fix. Publication is slated for summer 2019; Victoria Marini at Irene Goodman Literary Agency did the deal for world rights, on behalf of CAKE Literary. Tracey Keevan at Disney-Hyperion has bought Psy-kick: Mind Over Magic, a middle-grade novel by Romily Bernard. In the story, a girl pretends to have psychic powers in order to be popular and solve her new hometown's curse, but discovers that her real scientific abilities are far more effective in unraveling the mystery. The book is scheduled for fall 2019; Sarah Davies at Greenhouse Literary negotiated the deal for world English rights. Ann Kelley at Random House/Schwartz & Wade has acquired, at auction, Deborah Noyes's Blood and Thunder, an illustrated work of narrative nonfiction for middle graders that tells the “secret” life story of literary figure Louisa May Alcott—before she wrote the classic Little Women. Publication is planned for spring 2020; Jill Grinberg at Jill Grinberg Literary Management brokered the deal for world rights. Zareen Jaffery at S&S/Salaam Reads has bought Aisha Saeed's (l.) picture book, Bilal Cooks Daal, about a boy who teaches his friends how to cook a favorite meal that requires patience, and then shares it with his community. Anoosha Syed will illustrate; publication is set for 2019. Taylor Martindale Kean at Full Circle Literary represented the author in the deal for world rights. Neal Porter at Holiday House has acquired world rights to Hope Lim's debut picture book, My Tree, for his new imprint. The story is about loss, change, and new beginnings as seen through the lens of a Korean boy's attachment to an old plum tree in the backyard of his new home in America. Il Sung Na will illustrate; publication is slated for spring 2020. Tanusri Prasanna at Foundry Literary + Media represented the author, and Lori Nowicki at Painted Words represented the illustrator. Joy Peskin at Farrar, Straus and Giroux has bought Marisa Polansky's (l.) Today I'm A…, a four-book series illustrated by Maxine Lee. The shaped board books imagine jobs young readers might have when they grow up, such as a race car driver, dancer, construction worker, or veterinarian. Publication for all four books is planned for winter 2018; the author represented herself, and Anne Moore Armstrong of Bright Agency represented the illustrator in the deal for world rights. Traci Todd at Abrams/Appleseed has acquired world rights to Barnyard Boogie author Tim McCanna's (l.) So Many Sounds, a concept picture book that invites young readers to explore the world through the countless sounds we hear every day. Andy J. Miller will illustrate; publication is scheduled for fall 2018. Caryn Wiseman represented the author, and the illustrator was unagented. Carolyn Yoder at Boyds Mills/Calkins Creek has bought world rights to the The Pig War: Or How a Porcine Tragedy Taught Two Great Nations to Share by Emma Bland Smith (l.), illustrated by Alison Jay. The nonfiction picture book shares the story of how, in 1859, on an island off the coast of Washington State, the United States and Britain almost went to war over a pig in a potato patch. Publication is set for fall 2020; Essie White of Storm Literary Agency represented the author, and Lorraine Owen of the Organisation Illustration Agency represented the illustrator. Kristen Nobles at Page Street Kids has acquired Catherine Odell's debut picture book, Pepper & Frannie, a friendship story about two very different bunnies as one teaches the other how to skateboard. Publication is slated for winter 2019; the author-illustrator represented herself in the deal for world rights. To see all of this week's deals, [click here](. IN THE MEDIA [From the Smithsonian:]( What Archaeologists and Historians Are Finding About the Heroine of Island of the Blue Dolphins. [Click here]( [From the Hollywood Reporter:]( Logan Filmmaker James Mangold to Direct Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate. [Click here]( [From Book Riot:]( The Hate U Give Pulled from Shelves in Texas School District. [Click here]( [From Fast Company:]( These Kids' Books Are Written By Kids from Around the World. [Click here]( [From the Guardian:]( Willy Wonka to Wind in the Willows: how children's books reveal inequality. [Click here]( [From the Bookseller:]( Original drawings of Winnie-the-Pooh on display for the first time at the V&A Museum in London. [Click here]( [From YALSA:]( The 2018 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalists Are Announced. [Click here]( [From the Guardian:]( See the Guardian's best children's books of 2017. [Click here]( SHELFTALKER Elizabeth Bluemle [A Different Kind of Big Box Bookstore]( You’re going to want to see these photos of the newest bookstore to hit Vermont. [more »]( Leslie Hawkins [This Is Only a Test]( Ruminating on some of the daily tests that booksellers face. [more »]( Elizabeth Bluemle [Reading Is a Team Sport]( What adorable little bookstore readers and Icelandic Christmas Eve revelers have in common… [more »]( Cynthia Compton [Tinsel and Lists]( The lists of “best books” abound for customers and retailers during the holiday season. [more »]( FEATURED REVIEWS [Be Kind]( Pat Zietlow Miller, illus. by Jen Hill. Roaring Brook, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-62672-321-4 A child contemplates the nature of kindness and how it can spread in this lovely exploration of empathy and thoughtfulness. “Tanisha spilled grape juice yesterday,” the young narrator begins. “All over her new dress.” Their classmates laugh, Tanisha flees the room, and the narrator’s efforts to comfort her fall flat. [more]( [Teddy's Favorite Toy]( Christian Trimmer, illus. by Madeline Valentine. Atheneum, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4814-8079-6 Teddy’s favorite toy is a pink-skinned Barbie-style doll named Bren-Da, Warrior Queen of Pacifica. After Bren-Da’s leg falls off, Teddy’s mother mistakenly throws her away—and readers see the garbage truck take off with the trash. Valentine’s drawings blend action and comedy as Teddy’s mother chases the truck with daring moves worthy of Bren-Da herself. [more]( [Best Buds Under Frogs]( Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, $15.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5104-6 After a disastrous first day at her new school, “supershy” fourth-grader Lily wishes more than ever that she could “blend in, like the handful of spinach Mom adds to our smoothies.” Uninhibited Darby takes Lily under her wing, but then Darby’s manipulative former best friend, Jill, reappears after a stint in London, and sets out to reclaim Darby. [more]( [Checked]( Cynthia Kadohata, illus. by Maurizio Zorat. Atheneum/Dlouhy, $16.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4814-4661-7 Conor MacRae may not be a stellar student, but the half-Japanese 11-year-old is a champ on the ice. Conor lives and breathes hockey, especially with imminent tryouts for the Grizzlies, a AAA team. When Conor’s pet Doberman gets cancer, he has to decide whether to give up expensive hockey lessons to pay for Sinbad’s chemotherapy. [more]( [Honor Among Thieves]( Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre. HarperCollins/Tegen, $17.99 (480p) ISBN 978-0-06-257099-4 In 2042, sentient spaceships called the Leviathan saved Earth from ruin by sharing their technology. In return, humans agreed to provide crew to assist with research and maintenance while imparting their knowledge and culture. A century later, it has become customary for the Leviathan to tap 100 skilled individuals, known as Honors, every 12 months for yearlong deployments. Homeless teenager Zara Cole is shocked when she’s selected to tour the stars with a Leviathan named Nadim. [more]( December 5, 2017 E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [The Word Collector by Peter Reynolds]( [New York Rights Fair 2018]( People For a look at all of November's job moves, including new hires and promotions, [click here](. On-Sale Calendar With the holiday shopping season in full swing, publishers are gearing up for the new year in books with plenty of Valentine’s Day-related titles, including Love from Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. Another familiar picture book character makes a resurgence in Paddington's Finest Hour, and The Berenstain Bears' Big Machines rolls in a new title for the ursine family. Jory John and Benji Davies's grumpy bear continues to not get a break in Come Home Already! and more mature readers can take their pick of futures between a nonfiction title, The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money, or a YA dystopia called Remade: Plague Land. For these and more books publishing in December, check out PW’s [On Sale Calendar here](. 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