David Walliams has revealed his fifth picture book with illustrator Tony Ross will be called Boogie Bear. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's joint trade show of the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association emphasized the essential links between publishers, booksellers, and authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The politics and practicalities of children’s bookselling took center stage at the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association gathering in Cherry Hill, N.J., from October 6–8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first picture book set to John Lennon’s lyrics will be published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and Amnesty International. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s booksellers and authors came together to discuss ways to increase diverse perspectives in children’s literature at the annual New England Independent Booksellers Association gathering in Providence, R.I., held September 18–20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 12th annual Brooklyn Book Festival took place in downtown Brooklyn on September 16 and 17, drawing a record 45,000 attendees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Mackenzie Smith is leaving the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency to become editorial director for children’s picture books and novelties at Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Button Poetry is finding success in publishing and marketing poetry originally written for performance—leading some to believe that the sub-genre has book industry staying power. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Frontier Myanmar: 'A complete collection of all our child-authored books' is part of the reading program one literacy-based charity delivers to kids. The post Diversity and Tolerance Promoted in Myanmar Children’s Books Projects appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
From the Frankfurt Book Fair New York Editors Trip this summer, here are some of the hottest German children's books you shouldn't miss this year. The post Rights Tips: German Children’s Books to Watch for at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former member of The Maccabees, Orlando Weeks, has created an illustrated children’s book about a gritterman for Penguin Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiona, the adorable baby hippopotamus who stole the hearts of animal lovers after she was born prematurely at an Ohio zoo, is getting her very own children's book, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The book will be penned by Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo and author of books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sainsbury’s has announced the Children’s Book Awards shortlist which features Adrian Edmondson, Quentin Blake and Oliver Jeffers, with illustrator Jim Field appearing twice. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
“True mindfulness,” one illustrator discovers, lies somewhere “halfway between intense focus and zoning out.” When HarperCollins first approached me in 2015 about illustrating coloring books for adults, I was skeptical. The coloring fad had already become ubiquitous by then, as a kind of mental... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
An unpublished picture book by the late Maurice Sendak has been discovered, Publishers Weekly reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
We meet four finalists in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and ask them how they create the words and images that capture kids' imaginations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Russia Behind the Headlines: Pushkin may be "everything," but in 2016, reported print runs indicate that Korney Chukovsky won Russian kids' top reads. The post Russia’s 10 Favorite Children’s Books of 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s summertime – that glorious season of green grass, bare feet, and lots of playtime with best friends. When it comes to summer reading, how better to celebrate than with picture books that feature exactly such joys? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's nothing quite like having a book literally come to life in the palm of your hands. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children's picture book story of two gay lovers that's won praise from Star Trek actor George Takei and other celebrities is now being translated into Te Reo Maori. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]