From Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to Bunnicula, these earrings for children's book lovers are a delight. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-24 10:32:00 UTC ]
Another day, another piece of horrifying anti-trans news in the book world. Even by recent standards, though, this one seems particularly fucked-up. An Alaska-based children’s book illustrator has been dropped by his publisher after making terroristic threats against transgender people. Mitchell... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-06 18:26:08 UTC ]
Check out new books that center immigration, disability, LGBTQ+ pride, and more in this list of April children's book releases. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-06 10:30:00 UTC ]
The founder of England's Usborne Publishing, Peter Usborne, is said to have died 'unexpectedly but peacefully,' surrounded by family. The post In England: Children’s Book Publisher Peter Usborne Remembered appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-03 17:12:06 UTC ]
Publisher pays tribute to ‘genius’ who was an ‘inspirational leader’Peter Usborne, the founder of the children’s books publisher Usborne and the co-founder of Private Eye magazine, has died aged 85, the publisher has announced.He died “unexpectedly but peacefully” surrounded by his family this... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-30 18:46:40 UTC ]
With attendance back to pre-pandemic levels, there was lots of energy at publishing’s premiere children’s fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Ian Falconer, illustrator, theatrical set and costume designer, and children's book author of OLIVIA, has died at 63. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-08 17:49:08 UTC ]
Check out these new March children's book releases, including books by Indigenous creators Joy Harjo, Michaela Goede, and Carole Lindstrom. Start off with Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair by Jarrett Pumphrey & Jerome Pumphrey. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-08 11:31:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association leadership will be at Bologna Children's Book Fair in a series of high-profile events. The post IPA’s Events Lineup at Bologna Children’s Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-02 17:05:56 UTC ]
Sue Bradley on her conversation with the late Marni Hodgkin about the ‘malicious quality’ to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant PeachRe the letters criticising Roald Dahl’s works (Roald Dahl’s mean and nasty books don’t deserve all this attention, 23 February), in an oral... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-01 17:24:42 UTC ]
Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl's classic children's books of censorship after it removed some language from works such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda to make them more acceptable to modern readers. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-02-19 19:08:29 UTC ]
At Bologna Children's Book Fair, the AIE and Bologna Book Plus will look at young readers' growing place in the Italian market. The post Bologna Focus: Italy’s €283 Million Children’s Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-15 15:52:17 UTC ]
There is more to Black history than trauma, and these picture book biographies celebrate Black joy, ingenuity, talent, and magnificence — like Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed and Stasia Burrington. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-15 11:36:00 UTC ]
These new February children's book releases includes new books by Dan Santat, Grace Lin, and more, plus a super hero pancake and boba tea. Start off with Not an Easy Win by Chrystal D. Giles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-08 11:30:00 UTC ]
A library in the U.S. is dealing with complaints about a children's book from a Quebec author that deals with sexual and gender diversity. Parents have asked that the book be removed from the library shelves. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-02-03 09:00:44 UTC ]
The American Library Association has announced the top children’s and young adult books for 2023. This year’s John Newbery Medal for best children’s book went to Amina Luqman-Dawson’s novel “Freewater” about a community of people who escaped slavery. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2023-01-31 16:14:22 UTC ]
The 2023 Bologna Ragazzi Awards, which honors illustrated children's books, attracted 2,349 entries from 644 publishers in 59 countries. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair: 2023 Ragazzi Awards Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-30 15:51:20 UTC ]
There’s no denying that Colleen Hoover has had an incredible year. Still, despite the relentless appetite for her novels, it seems that the people do not, in fact, want a coloring book based on her number-one bestselling book It Ends With Us, which centers on an abusive relationship faced by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-12 17:27:54 UTC ]
January children's book releases are on fire with a new book by Kwame Alexander called An American Story, Emma Straub's picture book debut, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-03 11:34:00 UTC ]
As an author whose own books never find their way to supermarket shelves, it’s frustrating work – but it puts food on my family’s tableOnce a rare species, celebrity authored children’s books have become stalwarts of supermarket books aisles. Perfect for a grandparent hunting a last-minute... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-16 10:41:27 UTC ]