Children's author Jean Van Leeuwen, known for a broad oeuvre including her beginning-reader stories following the adventures of Oliver Pig, died on March 3 of cancer. She was 87. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Children's author Katey Howes, whose picture books often focused on STEM/STEAM themes, creativity, and individualism, died suddenly on May 20 in Langhorne, Pa.; she was 47. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning, versatile, and prolific children's author Eve Bunting died on October 1 in Santa Cruz, Calif. She was 94. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Acclaimed children's author Janet Taylor Lisle, lauded for her novels featuring complex characters in stories blending everyday life with elements of mystery and magic, died on October 5 in Boston. She was 76. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning children's author and poet Mary Ann Hoberman died July 7 following a long illness; she was 92. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Children's author fails to prove claim that Excitable Edgar infringed her intellectual property. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2023-04-03 16:40:44 UTC ]
Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children's author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children's show Sesame Street, has died at the age of 90. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-12-05 03:00:34 UTC ]
Celebrated children's author Marcus Sedgwick, who was nominated for more than 30 awards, has passed away unexpectedly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-17 17:42:32 UTC ]
Children's author and multimedia visual artist Jeanne Steig, known for her witty retellings of fairy tales and myths, most of them illustrated by her late husband, celebrated cartoonist and author William Steig, has died at 92. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Beloved English author and illustrator behind more than 60 books, including Dogger and the Alfie series, was voted the most popular Kate Greenaway winner in 50 years• Shirley Hughes obituaryShirley Hughes, the author and illustrator whose everyday stories of early childhood cast a happy glow... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-03-02 07:51:03 UTC ]
Beloved children's author Gary Paulsen died October 13. Here's a look at his life and legacy through literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-10-14 11:22:48 UTC ]
Broadcaster Gabby Logan and award-winning children's author Sharna Jackson are among the judges announced for this year's Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 18:21:06 UTC ]
In 2000, children's author Michael Kusugak named a group of Saturn's many moons. Twenty years later, he's looking to rename the street near his house. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2020-10-23 19:59:11 UTC ]
Cornerstone imprint Arrow has acquired the debut adult novel from Carnegie-nominated children's author Eve Ainsworth. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 22:48:23 UTC ]
Irish children's author Sam McBratney, most widely known for the classic, bestselling picture book 'Guess How Much I Love You,' died on September 18; he was 77. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Duckworth Books will publish a new edition of Ann Thwaite's Beyond the Secret Garden—a biography of children's author Frances Hodsgon Burnett—with an introduction by Jacqueline Wilson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-30 20:13:37 UTC ]
Bookstart founder and children's author Wendy Cooling has died following a short illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 17:38:10 UTC ]
Children's author Stella Pevsner, widely known for her middle grade and YA novels that often addressed difficult subjects, died on June 11 at age 98. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph has broken the Guinness world record for largest online art class, in collaboration with Entrepreneur First and Art World Records. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 13:43:13 UTC ]
Children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph is attempting to break the world record for the largest online art lesson, in partnership with HarperCollins and global talent investor Entrepreneur First. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-06 15:32:05 UTC ]