Chinese children’s publishers are busy analyzing the market, weighing strategies to reach readers, and building their lists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Chinese publishers, authors, and illustrators are united in their quest to deliver unique plots and creative ideas. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Chinese authors and publishers are trawling ancient texts, cultural heritage, and historical evidence for inspiration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Gather the kids and get to know some trailblazers in civil rights, education, disability, and more through these picture books about social justice leaders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-09 10:41:32 UTC ]
Egmont has snapped up world rights to a picture book of Matt Lucas' coronavirus version of his charity comedy single, "Thank You, Baked Potato", with proceeds for the book going to his #FeedNHS campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 11:15:05 UTC ]
Amazon, which has lately has been prioritising household essentials and medical supplies, has said it is now also prioritising products where there is "strong customer demand" – including children's books and educational titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 10:59:19 UTC ]
There are no shortage of celebrities who’ve been using social media to read to children and fundraise for some of the kids most affected by the impact of COVID-19. Another luminous star (and her daughter) are next in line: Mary Poppins herself, Dame Julie Andrews, plans to launch a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-02 21:15:26 UTC ]
DePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 children's books, sold nearly 25 million copies and had his books translated into more than 20 languages. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-31 18:51:09 UTC ]
Rachel Denwood, who spent a decade helping to build HarperCollins Children’s Books into a big-brand kids’ giant, is looking to build a broader base of hits in her new role at Simon & Schuster Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 05:21:13 UTC ]
Parents keen to encourage children into good hygiene practices during the coronavirus outbreak turn to Tony Ross’s anarchic creation for helpParents desperate to persuade their children to keep washing their hands have been turning to Tony Ross’s anarchic creation the Little Princess for help,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-03-23 12:31:25 UTC ]
Let's face it: with the COVID-19 pandemic creating chaos, you're probably looking for something, anything to shut out the outside world and help you relax. Thankfully, you might have an option if you happen to have an Oculus VR headset. Lighthaus h... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-03-21 03:27:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher Nosy Crow has acquired 10 new titles from the award-winning author and schoolteacher Pamela Butchart. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 11:26:59 UTC ]
Recently, at New York’s Antiquarian Book Fair, I discovered a very unusual children’s book. Kriebeltje de Boskabouter (in English: Tickle, the Forest-Gnome) is one of the current listings at the rare books dealership Type Punch Matrix; this Dutch children’s book from the 1940s tells the story of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-11 18:16:56 UTC ]
Puffin has snapped up Zadie Smith and Nick Laird's "endearing" debut picture book, Weirdo, featuring a judo suit-wearing guinea pig. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 07:57:19 UTC ]
Lady Gaga’s foundation has signed a global deal with Macmillan for a “vital” book of inspirational stories by young people and “notes of empowerment” from the singer herself. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 16:12:04 UTC ]
Check out these collected ink pieces that speak to childhood and nostalgia with children’s book tattoos for ideas on your next piece. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-06 11:38:25 UTC ]
Adam Kay is publishing his first children’s book, a "hilarious and educational" middle-grade non-fiction book called Kay's Anatomy, with Puffin this autumn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 21:01:07 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has landed two young fiction titles from Philippa Gregory, build on the fairytale world of The Princess Rules. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 09:19:23 UTC ]
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie has been criticized, and lauded, as a parable of the welfare state. Both sides have it wrong. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-02-28 16:14:35 UTC ]
Early last year, the city of Baltimore faced an odd political scandal involving then-Mayor Catherine Pugh and her self-published children’s book series about a health-conscious young girl named Healthy Holly. The Baltimore Sun broke the news that while Pugh was a board member of the University... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-27 20:09:58 UTC ]