Fiction and picture books are likely to take the lion’s share of sales over the Christmas period, although this year’s YA and teen offering is not as strong, according to a number of children’s booksellers. Florentyna Martin, children’s buyer at Waterstones, said younger fiction is particularly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dame Jacqueline Wilson is to be presented with this year’s J M Barrie Award for “a lifetime of unforgettable writing for children”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kensal Rise Library is set to open for the first time in five years this weekend, with a community open day. The library was closed by Brent Council in 2011 and denied permission for a community library in the space, becoming a flashpoint for library campaigners, with authors such as Alan... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A “scratch and sniff” front cover for The Twits and more details about Jacqueline Wilson’s reworking of What Katy Did Next were some of the highlights of a Penguin Random House Children’s showcase, held yesterday (25th March) at Foyles Charing Cross. The event was the first media... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Patterson remains the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the eighth year running, according to data released today (13th February) by the Public Lending Right (PLR). Daisy Meadows holds firm in second place, while fellow children’s authors Julia Donaldson and Francesca Simon remain... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jacqueline Wilson's updated version of E Nesbit's children's classic Five Children... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 18/02/2011 - 08:29 The case for the importance of libraries to children's reading is backed up by the latest library loan figures released by the Public Lending Right (PLR), which show children's authors dominant among the most borrowed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]