In today's news roundup, the Bahamas struggles to recover from Hurricane Dorian, Boris Johnson suffers several defeats, a school takes Harry Potter off its shelves because of its "actual" spells, and a man buys the "most expensive beer in history".
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Though many people know of Christopher Columbus, not many people are familiar with his children. Now one son, Hernando Colón, has made the news almost 500 years after his death.
Today, there are all kinds of reasons to celebrate books and reading. It's National Library Week. It's National Drop Everything and Read Day. And it's also the birthday of the author Beverly Cleary.
On January 1, over 50,000 books, poems, songs, and other works of art became "public domain" in the US, making them free for anyone to use.
A rapper and a computer programmer have worked together to create the "worst alphabet book ever". An idea that started almost as a joke is now a best selling book.
Jean Marzollo wrote over 150 books for children. She was the author of the popular I Spy book series. Ms. Marzollo, who was 75, died on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, American author Jacqueline Woodson won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. This important award comes with the largest prize given for children's books.