Swedish children's book publisher Olika Förlag has a decade-long history of promoting diversity, challenging gender stereotypes, and winning awards for their work. The post Sweden’s Olika: A Decidedly ‘Different’ Children’s Book Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder Children’s Books, part of Hachette Children’s Group (HCG), has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to Charlie the Choo-Choo, the picture book written by Stephen King under the pen name of Beryl Evans. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collection of pastiche illustrations, which declares itself ‘shamelessly offensive’, has been withdrawn from sale after Twitter stormThe author of a parody collection of children’s book covers from “more innocent times”, has asked for his book to be pulled after a storm of complaints on Twitter... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facing outrage over a book of parodies of classic children's book covers, Abrams has agreed to a request from the author to stop publishing the title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Growing interest in German children's books led to a translation competition to identify up-and-coming translators. Here we announce the top translators. The post Competition Celebrates German Children’s Book Translators appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mood at the three-day China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair was upbeat and positive, driven by the vast (and content-hungry) market of 370 million Chinese children below the age of 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
What do you get when you mash up a coloring book for grown-ups with a wildly popular video game platform? The entirely unnecessary, but completely official PlayStation coloring book, featuring colorless artwork from some of video gaming's most belove... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher has a 20-point lead in market share over its closest competitor, HarperCollins. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'New York Times Book Review' has revealed the 10 titles on its 64th annual list of Best Illustrated Children's Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers across the country held parties as staffers donned costumes based on favorite characters and books. See our collection of photos from the festivities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stratford Literary Festival and independent publisher The Salariya Book Company are launching a prize for new picture book authors and illustrators. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Taking a holistic approach that might warm the heart of a millennial mom, Nielsen's third conference on the young readers' market looked at their parents, too. The post Children’s Book Summit: Nielsen on Kids, Their Trends, and Their Parents appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
YouTube is the content king, discoverability remains kids' publishing's white whale, top brands are so ubiquitous that they are morphing into de facto platforms, and other takeaways from the 2016 Nielsen Children's Book Summit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers and publishers alike were inspired by the number of younger booksellers who attended the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association fall conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association fall conference may have been short, but it was packed with education. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont Publishing has acquired world rights to a second picture book text by Sam Hay, author of Do Not Wash This Bear. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Twin Cities is gaining another indie children's bookstore this spring with the opening of Babycake's Book Stack. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
What this year's Heartland Fall Forum lacked in terms of bookseller attendance, it made up for in enthusiasm, especially when it came to children's books and authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiction and picture books are likely to take the lion’s share of sales over the Christmas period, although this year’s YA and teen offering is not as strong, according to a number of children’s booksellers. Florentyna Martin, children’s buyer at Waterstones, said younger fiction is particularly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Perceived cultural resistance and inadequate marketing to international audiences can mean that children's picture books lag in translation on the world stage. The post Translation Issues: Why Don’t Children’s Picture Books Travel? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]