In her new audiobook, “On the Horizon,” the children’s book author remembers her childhood against the backdrop of the Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-05-01 09:00:05 UTC ]
On “Mondays With Michelle Obama,” which begins today at 12pm EST, and will run from through May 11, the former first lady will livestream a reading of a classic children’s book as part of the PBS Kids Read-Along series. She joins an ever-expanding pool of celebrities reading books for kids... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-20 14:10:58 UTC ]
As quarantine continues, we’re all noticing that we respond to lockdown differently. While many spend each day providing care, food and other necessities, those of us privileged enough to be 'stuck at home' are seeing our friends’ and family members’ behaviour change under the new... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-04-17 15:42:05 UTC ]
There are no shortage of celebrities who’ve been using social media to read to children and fundraise for some of the kids most affected by the impact of COVID-19. Another luminous star (and her daughter) are next in line: Mary Poppins herself, Dame Julie Andrews, plans to launch a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-02 21:15:26 UTC ]
The American Booksellers Association announced that it will postpone Children’s Institute, its annual conference of children’s book publishers, authors, and retailers, until 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
For what seems like since time immemorial, Penguin Random House Children's has been by far the biggest beast in British kids' publishing. That might have changed this morning with HarperCollins' announcement that it will acquire Egmont UK, plus Egmont’s Polish and German children’s book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 02:11:04 UTC ]
As schools close, parents are turning to children’s book writers and illustrators on social media to help with teaching kids stuck inside. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2020-03-23 13:30:37 UTC ]
Parents keen to encourage children into good hygiene practices during the coronavirus outbreak turn to Tony Ross’s anarchic creation for helpParents desperate to persuade their children to keep washing their hands have been turning to Tony Ross’s anarchic creation the Little Princess for help,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-03-23 12:31:25 UTC ]
Recently, at New York’s Antiquarian Book Fair, I discovered a very unusual children’s book. Kriebeltje de Boskabouter (in English: Tickle, the Forest-Gnome) is one of the current listings at the rare books dealership Type Punch Matrix; this Dutch children’s book from the 1940s tells the story of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-11 18:16:56 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster (S&S) Children’s UK has snapped up three more books from creative duo behind bestselling illustrated children’s book series Supertato. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 09:55:42 UTC ]
Penguin Random House will not be sending its teams to the rescheduled Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 07:09:51 UTC ]
If you thought the Choose Your Own Adventure books were magical, one Sri Lankan children’s book author might be up your alley. Sybil Wettasinghe, the 90-year-old author of The Umbrella Thief, a classic children’s book in Sri Lanka, set a new Guinness World Record yesterday with the publication... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-06 19:45:46 UTC ]
Check out these collected ink pieces that speak to childhood and nostalgia with children’s book tattoos for ideas on your next piece. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-06 11:38:25 UTC ]
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie has been criticized, and lauded, as a parable of the welfare state. Both sides have it wrong. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-02-28 16:14:35 UTC ]
Early last year, the city of Baltimore faced an odd political scandal involving then-Mayor Catherine Pugh and her self-published children’s book series about a health-conscious young girl named Healthy Holly. The Baltimore Sun broke the news that while Pugh was a board member of the University... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-27 20:09:58 UTC ]
I do not understand why you would turn to The Office for anything other than its grimly comic tableaux of late-capitalist malaise and self-deluded mediocrity. Apparently I have missed its potential to teach 4- to 8-year-olds the “importance of teamwork” and “that it’s always OK to ask for help.”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-25 21:39:17 UTC ]
Simon Cowell and his six-year-old son are teaming up with Hachette Children’s Group on a new picture-led children’s book series called Wishfits. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 09:57:41 UTC ]
The 2020 edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair will feature four of the most visible publishing leaders in today's African markets. The post At Bologna Children’s Book Fair: A Program on African Innovators appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-21 18:31:14 UTC ]
For his latest project, the writer best known for “The Da Vinci Code” is turning his attention to a younger audience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-20 14:15:06 UTC ]
Is there anything LeBron James can’t do? Before you attempt to form a response, let me save you some time; the answer, of course, is no. Case in point: HarperCollins yesterday announced a two-book deal with the LeBron James Foundation. James’ debut, a picture book titled I Promise,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-19 16:36:39 UTC ]