Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has pre-empted a "major", three-book middle-grade series from debut children's author Larry Hayes, in a six-figure deal struck following a "high-speed pitch" via video conferencing platform Zoom. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 06:25:25 UTC ]
Oliver Jeffers, children's author and illustrator answered readers questions, submitted via Twitter. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 05:52:41 UTC ]
DePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 children's books, sold nearly 25 million copies and had his books translated into more than 20 languages. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-31 18:51:09 UTC ]
ReedPop announced the author lineup for BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, which will be held on Friday, May 29, at the Javits Center in New York City, and hosted and moderated by renowned children's author Judy Blume. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
TV presenter and children's author Dermot O'Leary will join Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon and children's book consultant Jake Hope on the judging panel of Oscar’s Book Prize for 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 06:24:18 UTC ]
Children's author Ross Welford answers our questions about his new middle grade novel, The Kid Who Came From Space. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-02 11:14:24 UTC ]
Prolific children's author Andrew Clements, best known for his popular middle grade novel 'Frindle,' died on November 28 in West Baldwin, Me., following an illness; he was 70. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
Puffin will publish bestselling children's author and comedian David O'Doherty's "brilliantly funny" new book in May 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 09:00:05 UTC ]
Caldecott Award-winning children's author and illustrator Mordicai Gerstein, widely lauded for his mixed-media compositions featuring fluid pen-and-ink lines, died September 24 in Northampton, Mass., at the age of 83. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children's Books has snapped up world rights in a "lightning-strike pre-empt" to A Clock of Stars by children's author Francesca Gibbons in a major three-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 07:34:18 UTC ]
Children's author Anna James will edit the British Library's Christmas collection. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 16:13:19 UTC ]
Publicist and debut children's author Liz Hyder calls on publishers to be more vocal about the negative impacts of creative writing being sidelined by the current education system. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 17:32:31 UTC ]
Hatchards’ new bookshop at London’s St Pancras Station will be officially opened tomorrow by children's author and illustrator Benji Davies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:17:40 UTC ]
HarperCollins has signed a new four-book deal with David Baddiel, securing the middle-grade children's author until 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 07:40:32 UTC ]