Scholastic Press Releases

Ubisoft® and Scholastic Collaborate on New Young Adult Book Series "Last Descendants" Based On the Assassin's Creed® Universe

SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK— February 18, 2016 —Ubisoft and Scholastic today announced a collaboration on a new young adult book series, Last Descendants, based on the hit video game franchise Assassin’s Creed. Written for readers ages 12 and up by award-winning author Matthew J. Kirby, the first book in the “Last Descendants” series will launch simultaneously in September 2016 in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The second book will follow in January 2017.

Klutz Debuts 17 New Products at Toy Fair 2016

Come craft with Klutz® at Toy Fair 2016 and Play Fair 2016

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Parts I & II to be Published in Print by Scholastic in the United States & Canada on July 31

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD PARTS I & II TO BE PUBLISHED IN PRINT BY SCHOLASTIC IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AT 12:01 A.M. ON JULY 31, 2016

Scholastic Corporation Announces Termination of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

New York – January 21, 2016 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that it had terminated its offer to purchase up to $200 million of its common stock through a modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer which was due to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. As a result of this termination no shares will be purchased in the offer and all shares previously tendered and not withdrawn will be promptly returned to tendering holders.

New statement about the picture book "A Birthday Cake for George Washington"

January 17, 2016: Scholastic is announcing today that we are stopping the distribution of the book entitled A Birthday Cake for George Washington, by Ramin Ganeshram and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, and will accept all returns.

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