Book Apps for Toddler

Is the proliferation of new book apps and e-books for toddlers a good thing? Is it inevitable? Take a look here:

Alarm bell and whistles

Why Adults Like Children's Books

An article in The Independent discusses the reasons that adults love to read children's books. Read more here:

Why do adults read children's books? Blame modern life

Scholastic's Fiscal Year Off to a Good Start

Scholastic FY12 has started off well, which the company attributes to good sales in its education division as well as higher sales of children’s books in retail trade channels. See more here:


Sales Rise at Scholastic, Loss Cut

Children's Bookstores Fared Well Over the Summer

A bit of good news for children's publishing: it seems as though kids' bookstores did a pretty good business over this past summer. Check out some details here:

Summer’s Over—and the Kids' Bookstores Are All Right

Scholastic's New E-Book Venture

Looks like Scholastic is teaming up with Ruckus to create a new imprint that will include both print and digital books for children and teens. The first of these books is set to publish in 2012.

Scholastic, Ruckus Media Form New Digital/Print Imprint

Anniversary Editions of The Phantom Tollbooth

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Phantom Tollbooth, Knopf is coming out with two new editions of the classic children's book. Take a look here for more:

The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth