Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a popular author, filmmaker and speaker who brightened lives with her wide-eyed and generous spirit — and broke hearts when she wrote of being terminally ill and leaving behind her husband Jason — died Monday at age 51. Rosenthal had been diagnosed in 2015 with ovarian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Chinese state is to “drastically" cut the number of foreign picture books for children which can be published in mainland China this year, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The former MP says the books about an 'ethical pirate' will be published later this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A substantial uptick in submissions to the illustration exhibition, deepens the field for visitors and for visual artists working in children's publishing. The post Sharjah Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition Gains in Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite its stance among the top three children's publishers in Russia, the Danish media corporation Egmont has sold its Russian operation to shareholders. The post Denmark’s Egmont Ends 27 Years in Russian Children’s Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tom Fletcher is set to publish another picture book with Penguin Random House Children's. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like every tried and true fairytale, Promised Land had romance, a villain and in the end, love overcame hate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Morpurgo and Sarah Crossan are among the nominees for the Children’s Book Award 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 18-strong shortlists for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017 show a strong presence from independent Chicken House as well as publishers Hachette and Penguin Random House. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Camille Whitcher, a 2016 graduate of the Cambridge School of Arts Illustration MA, has won the 2017 Children’s Picture Book Prize, organised by the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival and Brighton-based indie publisher Salariya Book Company Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Random House (PRH), will this year publish a picture book of Michael Rosen’s poem, 'Chocolate Cake'. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Winter Institute – which this year drew 654 booksellers – is largely about helping booksellers sell more books, and several panels contained tips and best practices that can be implemented at children’s bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the first time in the nearly 25-year history of the PW Bookstore of the Year Awards, a children’s only bookstore, Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis, was named one of five finalists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author Fredrik Colting, whose KinderGuide books are based on classic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Virago will this year publish three Nina Bawden children’s books as part of its Virago Modern Classics (VMC) range. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 160 children's book authors and illustrators have signed a letter protesting the 'Breitbart' editor's deal with Threshold Editions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
With book production down 40 percent in Russia, the country's publishers are looking to favorable book pricing as a source of revenue growth in 2017. The post Growing Russian Book Market Looks to Educational and Children’s Books in 2017 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hands down, the presidential election was the biggest factor in holiday sales last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble Inc. posted its first decline in holiday sales in three years, hurt by a downturn in the coloring-book category, bringing another sign that the Christmas season wasn't kind to retailers. Same-store sales sank 9.1 percent for the nine-week holiday period, the New York-based... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children’s book featuring stories by authors such as Gill Lewis, Piers Toray and Abi Elphinstone has raised more than £13,000 for a charity project in Cameroon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]