Alan Windram, the founder of independent publishing company Little Door Books, has won this year’s £3,000 Bookbug Picture Book Prize for a title he created with illustrator Chloe Holwill-Hunter. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Burningham, who was married to fellow children’s writer Helen Oxenbury, created beloved picture books including Mr Gumpy’s Outing and Avocado BabyJohn Burningham, the children’s author and illustrator behind some of the 20th century’s most enduring children’s books, has died at the age of 82.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A collection of recent releases celebrates the joy of connecting with a grandparent, remembering the Moon landing, and slowing down to appreciate life, and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange (Chicken House) is January’s Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month, chosen by the Booksellers Association’s children’s bookselling group. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book Love, a travelling carnival, has opened a pop-up children’s bookshop selling BAME stories in Brixton ahead of Christmas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chelsea Clinton's fifth book for young readers will urge children to fight to protect endangered animals, the former first daughter announced this week on Twitter. "Don't Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe" will be published on April 2 by Penguin imprint Philomel Books. .. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher says it hopes to help the #ReadtheOnePercent pop-up store in south London ‘smash its target’ of £30,000, which it is crowdfunding in order to become permanentPenguin Random House has pledged £15,000 to south London’s #ReadtheOnePercent bookshop, which only stocks children’s books with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors and critics have called for newspapers to increase the space they allow for children’s book reviews after only 7% of the titles chosen for newspapers’ books of the year round-ups were for kids. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Welsh independent publisher Graffeg has acquired four more picture books by author and illustrator team Malachy Doyle and Andrew Whitson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The annual British Book Awards, with winners to be announced May 13, are widening their recognition of independent publishers and of nonfiction and illustrated work in children's books. The post British Book Awards Expanded for 2019 in Children’s Books, Small Presses appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
"What can a citizen do?" It's a question that depends a lot on who's asking it. A senator might use it to rally their base. A civics teacher might ask a class for a test. Or, it might be something asked in exasperation by anyone exhausted by the past two years of politics: what really... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle (Bloomsbury Children’s) is this winter’s Independent Booksellers Children’s Book of the Season. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The sixth edition of the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, which concluded its run on November 11, hosted 367 exhibitors (of which 160 came from overseas), 33,796 visitors, and 237 events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The presence of EdTech companies, especially those merging technology with English-language learning, was noticeable at the recently concluded China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, held November 9–11. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
As China's children's book market matures, publishers are look at ways to develop more local talent while maintaining a balance with foreign titles. The post China’s Children’s Book Market: Big Numbers and Local Talent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nadia Shireen’s The Bumblebear (Puffin) is now available in braille via ClearVision’s library scheme thanks to a partnership with BookTrust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
With sales of children's books in China up 14% in the first nine months of 2018, attendees at this year's fair see more opportunities for deal-making. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair opens Friday under new production arrangements–after Reed's departure–with BolognaFiere as a co-organizer. The post Italy in China: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Co-Organizes Shanghai’s Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this year's Southern California Independent Booksellers Association fall trade show, held on the weekend of October 20–21, children's programs and conversations focused on ways to expand bookselling beyond the four walls of a bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Katie Cottle has signed a two-book deal with Pavilion Children’s Books after winning a competition presented by the publisher last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]