Revenue at Quarto Group rose 6% in 2015, to $182.2 million. Revenue in Quarto's children's division jumped 41%, with sales of adult coloring books particularly strong. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's book editors from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: apply for the German Book Office New York editor's trip by April 11, 2016. The post Apply Now for the 2016 Children’s Book Editor’s Trip to Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s book sales in Ireland increased 16% in 2015, boosted by the popularity of authors such as David Walliams and Jeff Kinney, but booksellers and publishers in the country say strong local publishing is also on the rise. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired The Royal Rabbits of London, the first children’s book by Santa and Simon Sebag Montefiore. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Perhaps no company gained more from the boom in adult coloring books than Laurence King Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s Books Ireland has revealed the shortlist for the 2016 Book of the Year Award, with Oliver Jeffers, John Boyne and Louise O’Neill all in the running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Believe it or not, James Joyce wrote literature for children—as did Virginia Woolf, Langston Hughes, and many other authors known mostly for their more adult-friendly classics. For this edition of our weekly quiz, we challenge you to identify the authors of 10 children’s book excerpts. They... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder Children’s Books, part of the Hachette Children’s Group, has acquired a picture book by US TV host Jimmy Fallon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon Puttock, Ross MacKenzie and Danny Weston have been revealed as the winners of the 2016 Scottish Children’s Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
New research from Booklist shows page counts have grown 173% over 40 years, and suggests that JK Rowling’s boy hero may be responsible for large increase in early 2000sChildren’s novels have almost doubled in length over the last 40 years, according to research from US review journal Booklist,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's Taipei fair highlighted shifting interest for local readers who are now more interested in history, democracy, capitalism...and adult coloring books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Taipei International Book Exhibition has always been known for its large congregation of overseas exhibitors, and this year's event, running from February 16–-21, continues the tradition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Miriam Rosenbloom, commissioning editor of Scribe’s children’s imprint Scribble, has acquired the world rights for Jennifer Higgie’s debut children’s picture book, There’s Not One. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
While the focus was primarily on the offerings for adult readers among the 625 booksellers attending this year's Winter Institute, children's publishers and authors also took their turns in the limelight at the annual gathering of publishers' reps, authors, and booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the second time in its history, the Costa Awards has chosen a children's book as its book of the year: The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge. The post Hardinge’s ‘Lie Tree’ Wins Costa’s Second Big Nod to Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retail therapy meets art therapy.Whether you call them lighthearted anxiety-relieving tools or regressive escapes from reality, coloring books for adults have become a full-fledged craze (and lucrative market for print publishers).Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Free speech campaigners have spoken out against Scholastic’s withdrawal of A Birthday Cake for George Washington, pulled from shelves after it was criticised for its ‘light’ treatment of slaveryThe decision to pull a children’s book last week over the “false impression” it gives of slavery was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
New picture book prize will recognise exciting newcomersKlaus Flugge, the publisher who launched the careers of some of our best-loved picture book illustrators, from Quentin Blake and Chris Riddell to David McKee, Tony Ross, Michael Foreman and Emma Chichester Clark, is launching his own book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic has halted distribution of A Birthday Cake for George Washington amid criticism of the book's sugar-coated portrayal of slavery. The post Bowing to Pressure, Scholastic Recalls Children’s Book Accused of Being Racist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
We need literature that wrestles with the evils of slavery while confronting its complexity – especially when it’s written for childrenA book called George Washington’s Birthday Cake has caused controversy for depicting a smiling black cook, in this case chef Hercules and his daughter, preparing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]