Scholastic's New Harry Potter Reading Club

Scholastic launched a new Harry Potter reading club site, complete with information about the books, discussion guides for teachers, and an upcoming webcast with author J.K. Rowling. For more info, take a look here:

New Harry Potter Site Launches; J.K. Rowling Live Webcast Scheduled

Creating Children's Imprints

More than one publishing house is expanding into the ever-growing field of middle grade and young adult books. Find more here:

• Seven Stories Creates Children's Imprint  
• B&H Announces New Children's Imprint

Unexpected Reason for Surge in YA e-Books

E-book sales are surging for YA books -- but not because of actual young adults. Read more here:

Adults and Young Adults Alike Are Flocking to e-Books

Top-Selling Kids' Books of All Time

Ever wonder which children's books have sold the most copies ever? Unsurprisingly, Harry Potter takes a few of the tops spots on the list. Take a look at the rest:

20 Best-Selling Children's Books of All Time

I Don't Wanna Grow Up

With shelf space limited, the high demand of children's books keeps this section of bookstores growing across college campuses:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/53003-children-s-books-taking-college-campuses-by-storm.html

Reaching YA Readers with Texts

Simon & Schuster has come up with an interesting new way of reaching out to their YA readers -- text messaging. Read more here:

Simon & Schuster Reaches Out to Teen Readers Through Texting

Beautiful Children's Books

Flavorwire has put together a list of the 20 most beautiful children's books. Their list, complete with pictures, is here:

The 20 Most Beautiful Children's Books of All Time