Nosy Crow has bought three picture books by author-illustrator Chris Naylor-Ballesteros on the eve of the Bologna Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh will leave office at midnight over a scandal caused by her self-published Healthy Holly books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the 2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair opens, we bring you a selection of rights deals to children's and YA titles from Slovenia, Finland, Germany, and the USA. The post As Bologna Children’s Book Fair Opens: Rights Roundup of Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Children’s divison Puffin has snapped up Anthony Browne's new picture book entitled Our Girl. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
Number of books featuring African Americans has more than doubled in the past decade, with Asian Americans triplingCampaigners have hailed a “seismic shift” in US children’s publishing after statistics showed that the number of kids’ books featuring African-American characters has more than... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf (Hachette Children’s Books) is the winner of this year’s overall £5,000 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, beating off competition from other category winners Tomi Adeyemi, Lauren Ace and Jenny Løvlie. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Boy at the Back of the Class is "a future classic", Waterstones Children's Book Prize judges say. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Jieli’s publishing program, particularly that of its original titles, embraces realism. 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]