There comes a time in every parent’s life when they briefly think, “Wow, I bet I could easily write and publish a really great children’s book and make a lot of money.” Thankfully, most do not even try… Not so Jeff Bridges, who has illustrated his daughter’s new book, Daddy Daughter Day, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-18 15:32:11 UTC ]
ReedPop announced the author lineup for BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, which will be held on Friday, May 29, at the Javits Center in New York City, and hosted and moderated by renowned children's author Judy Blume. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
November may seem far away, but political titles for young readers are already hitting shelves. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
This is a sad and simple human gesture in the face of death. Within hours of learning Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter crash, novelist Paulo Coelho—most famous in the US for his 1988 novel The Alchemist—deleted the draft of a children’s book he had been working on with Bryant. As Coelho to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-28 16:12:50 UTC ]
Alchemist author says basketball player’s death in helicopter crash means book has ‘lost its reason’Author Paulo Coelho has deleted the draft of a children’s book he was working on with Kobe Bryant, saying that without the basketball player’s contribution, “this book has lost its reason”.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-01-28 10:57:21 UTC ]
Novelist Paulo Coelho told AP he's deleting the draft of the book he wrote with Bryant "because it didn’t make any sense to publish without him" and it “wouldn’t add anything relevant to him or his family." Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-01-27 23:42:14 UTC ]
In “Sunnyside Plaza,” Simon’s funny, observant protagonist solves a mystery. She also has developmental disabilities. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-01-21 14:45:40 UTC ]
Trade figures have said the failure of The Book People to find a buyer, leading to 155 redundancies, could have ramifications for the children's book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 05:00:29 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books has signed two picture books from author Swapna Haddow and illustrator Dapo Adeola. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 02:40:17 UTC ]
HarperCollins has scooped the début picture book from “Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness about a gender non-binary guinea pig. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 06:46:35 UTC ]
Read these spectacular picture books featuring human main characters from a marginalized community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-01-06 11:32:03 UTC ]
The children’s book magazine Carousel: The Guide to Children’s Books has ceased publication after 24 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 03:51:33 UTC ]
The unfinished illustrations in the book are themselves an act of optimism, encouraging children to imagine a world without lines others create for them. “Children teach us,” writes Ai-Jen Poo, cofounder of Families Belong Together, a coalition of close to 250 organizations working to end family... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-12-17 12:30:49 UTC ]
Hachette Children's Group has signed a picture book adaptation of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to be written by Peter Bently and illustrated by Steve Antony. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 14:03:39 UTC ]
Canongate will publish novelist Jess Kidd’s "mischievous and mysterious" first children’s book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 21:09:32 UTC ]
Organizers of the 2019 China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair say that 1,498 rights trade agreements were made during the fair. The post China’s Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Reports 16,145 Trade Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-03 08:30:46 UTC ]
Walker has acquired a middle grade adventure story set in Cornwall from the Sunday Times chief travel writer Chris Haslam, writing as C J Haslam. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 02:47:59 UTC ]
November is Picture Book Month, so these illustrated little gems are deservedly in the spotlight. In a recent blog post for Books Are Magic, novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub curated a list of picture books. Among Straub’s picks for the best picture books of 2019 is a wonderful biography... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-11-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
Peter Spier’s take on The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is full of mischief and beauty. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-11-21 12:30:01 UTC ]
These inclusive children's books by women of color highlight awesome yet underrepresented communities like Sikh, indigenous, and Dominican. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-21 11:35:59 UTC ]