Fashion designer Paul Smith is teaming up with illustrator Sam Usher to publish his first children’s book with Pavilion Children’s Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Natalie Ramm, publishing marketing specialist and former deputy marketing director for Penguin Press, has sold her debut picture book to independent publisher Ragged Bears. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year, Anhui Children’s Publishing House (ACPH) published 449 new titles, 79% of which (or 355 titles) were original works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
While the pop-science segment remains as popular (pun intended) as ever in China, there has been a noticeable increase in the publication of titles related to plants. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Li Xin, vice president and general editor of the children’s book division at Thinkingdom Children’s Books, Leo Lionni’s 'Swimmy' is that book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the 12th anniversary of Beijing Dandelion Children’s Book House just around the corner, founder and editor-in-chief Sally Yan has embarked on a personal project to reread and reexamine her company’s bestsellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A great deal of investment, not to mention a wide network of contacts and plenty of chutzpah, was required to launch 'Within Pictures and Beyond Texts,' a quarterly publication that is the first of its kind in China. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Creating books for little people who have just started crawling and saying their first words or for older ones who are too preoccupied with schoolwork to read is hardly child’s play. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nurturing homegrown talent and publishing outstanding original works are the main goals at China Children’s Press & Publication Group (CCPPG) this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jieli’s publishing program, particularly that of its original titles, embraces realism. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The multimedia company Kids Media, known for its partnerships with some of the world’s biggest brands—think Disney, DreamWorks, and Lego—is on an experimental streak. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Thinkingdom Children’s Books, the main goal in creating its first series of original children’s picture books goes beyond “helping every kid to become a book lover,” which has been the company’s motto since 2003. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The oft-quoted numbers remain as compelling as ever: 370 million people under the age of 18, an additional 17.5 million babies born annually, and at least 600 active publishers in the children’s book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Putting a new spin on ordinary stories—about annual festivals, childhood rituals, and traditional games and snacks, for instance—to appeal to a new generation of readers keeps the China Welfare Institute Publishing House (CWIPH) busy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The United Nations is this week launching a children’s book club with organisations including the International Publishers Association and the International Board on Books for Young People. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, in association with the Association of Italian Publishers, has announced the nominees for the seventh annual Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former "Blue Peter" presenter Konnie Huq has written a children’s book for Bonnier, Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World, as part of a new series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The idea of an advertising character becoming the focus of a children's book might normally feel a bit icky, but here's a worthwhile exception. The orangutan character from London agency Mother's "Rang-tan" ad--originally made for Greenpeace and later repurposed as grocer Iceland Foods'... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The second Children’s Books Salon in New York City brought together 26 international and nearly 70 American children’s book publishers for meetings and discussions. The post Children’s Books Salon: Building a ‘Global Community’ of Publishers in New York City appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch, Lisa Thompson and Alex T Smith are shortlisted for this year’s Children’s Book Awards, which are the only national children’s book prizes voted for entirely by children. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]