Egmont has scooped the first picture book from vloggers the Sacconejolys, who boast the largest family YouTube channel in Europe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two members of picture book royalty - Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury - have joined forces for a new and charming tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Teaser text IMAGE Editor’s note. — Porter Anderson By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 Subhed XXXX The challenges facing children’s book publishing in the Middle East was the topic of a panel discussion held this week at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. Among those addressing the topic was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Gulf News: 'There's a need to bring children back to books,' says one author, while another points to publishers' reticence to promote area folktales. The post On Challenges in Children’s Books in the Middle East: Commercial and Contextual appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Kapiti artist specialising in painting native New Zealand birds has illustrated a children's book, charting a seal's experiences in the region. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Puffin is publishing a picture book by Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani blogger who survived being shot by the Taliban for supporting girls' education in 2012 and went on to become the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont has acquired Sir Charlie Stinky Socks: The Dinosaur’s Return by Kristina Stephenson for its picture book and gift list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
They shot to fame around the world overnight, the most unlikely of heroes, three cows stranded by the Kaikoura earthquake. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Puffin is to publish a picture book edition of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species, retold by qualified molecular biologist Sabina Radeva, after the book raised more than £49,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to Slate, writing books for kids is harder than it looks, a lesson learned when the publication held a children's book writing contest among a number of its staffers, all attempting to write about a hedgehog. Perhaps it was a matter of not having the type of subject matter so perfectly... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Frank Lampard, George Galloway and Cara Delevingne land big-money book deals, established writers look on from the fringes – or turn away altogether Another day, another celebrity announces they are to “pen” a children’s book. Already this week, Jamie Lee Curtis has announced a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beijing Dandelion Children’s Book House grew from three full-time staff (counting founder and editor-in-chief Sally Yan) in 2007 to eight within a year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s Fun Publishing is a joint venture between Egmont Group and Posts & Telecommunications Press, so the wealth of foreign works in its 6,000-title catalogue is not surprising. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The titles Chinese publishers are bringing to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April run the gamut from downright whimsical to outrageously adventurous. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Established in 1952, Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House was China’s first professional children’s publisher and is part of the much larger Shanghai Century Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A quick survey conducted by Beijing-based Bookdao for this PW report has identified 10 of the largest children’s book publishers in China, based on their consolidated revenues. Here is the list in alphabetical order. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Located in Beijing’s central business district, the two-story Juvenile & Children Reading Experience Wonderland is a full-fledged subsidiary of China Children’s Press & Publication Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A survey on what is selling in the market based on sales from bricks-and-mortar operations and online portals plus a look at a dozen major publishers’ revenues have revealed some of the bestselling titles in 2016 in China. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Though describing the massive Chinese children’s book market is as easy as A, B, C (amazing, booming, crowded), explaining the forces behind its growth may take more than 1, 2, 3—but that is still a very good way to start. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Voted Best Children’s Publisher in Asia at the 2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 21st Century Publishing Group has come a long way in its 32 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]