Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 22, 2012.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 8, 2012.

The 2012 New Voices program has grown to include a new spring marketing package to be released in time for summer reading. Featured middle grade and young adult titles were chosen by a committee of 12 ABC Group at ABA member booksellers.

Among the highlights of ABA’ s June 6 ABC Children’s Institute are two events offering booksellers the opportunity to meet and discuss new projects with established and upcoming authors.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 18, 2012.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 11, 2012.

The Children’s Institute combines ABA’s in-depth education sessions and roundtable discussions, which are free and open to all ABA member booksellers, with a specially priced package of popular author events.

Registration for the first-ever American Booksellers Association ABC Children’s Institute is now open to booksellers at all ABA member bookstores. The daylong program of learning, networking, and festivities focusing on children’s books and bookselling will take place on Wednesday, June 6, at BEA.

Updated March 5, 2012:     The first-ever American Booksellers Association ABC Children’s Institute will be held on Wednesday, June 6, at New York’s Javits Convention Center during BookExpo America 2012.

Here’s a peek at some of the offerings at last week’s 2012 American International Toy Fair that drew the attention of Cynthia Compton of 4 Kids Books & Toys and Jill Miner of Saturn Booksellers.