McDonald’s in the UK are replacing the toys that come with Happy Meals with educational books to help boost literacy; they plan to distribute 15 million books by the end of 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
To mark its 50th anniversary the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, will award six new prizes for publishers at the "forefront of innovation" and "creative editorial choices." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
How two gallery owners found 'Rhoda's Ocean' – an unpublished children's book hiding under a pile of laundry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Children's Books has made further changes to its publishing team, appointing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collins' book, which will be based around her own experiences with a father in the military, will be released this fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Children's Books has begun making its picture books available as ebooks from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The owners of the Big Green Bookshop are to open a second premises in Brookmans Park,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
After volunteering at orphanages in Ghana, DreamWorks animators Rachel Tiep-Daniels and Margaret Wuller created the "Picture Book Project," which harnesses the work of talented artists to both inspire children, and raise money for them. The Picture Book Project Foundation is an effort to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Seven Stories museum in Newcastle upon Tyne has changed its name to the National Centre for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
'This Is Not My Hat' is from Jon Klassen, creator of the award-winning 'I Want My Hat Back.'Picture books might be for kids who can't read, but parents have been known to enjoy them as well. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Templar is readying its first ebook picture book releases for this autumn, as it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oxford University Press children’s books is entering the digital picture book market as the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neil Gaiman will write five children's books for HarperCollins, including a sequel to his 2009 children's book 'Odd and the Frost Giants.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jean Craighead George was a leading writer of novels about nature for young readers. One of her best-known works was the Newbery Medal-winning 'Julie of the Wolves.' After children's author Jean Craighead George revealed that she wanted to write a book about a girl who talks with wolves,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stephen Colbert's latest release – a picture book aimed at young adults and up – follows a pole as it searches for the perfect job. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The chance discovery of diaries depicting the horrors of war through the eyes of a boy soldier inspired the book that has won this year's highest honour for children's literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Ruby Roth's new book 'Vegan Is Love' discusses how food gets from the farm to the kitchen table. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonny Duddle, the concept artist for Aardman film The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, is named overall winner of the prestigious Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oxford University Press has appointed a new commissioning editor with a view to expanding its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter from McFly sign a publishing deal to produce two children's picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]