Australia’s Indigenous Literacy Foundation is the winner of the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize, with the laureate receiving five million Swedish krona. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
American author Laurie Halse Anderson is the winner of the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
The largest children's book and educational publisher sees continued growth in its own school-based book fairs, and revenue-per-fair. The post Returning to In-Person Book Fairs Cited in Scholastic’s Q4 Report appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-22 00:30:36 UTC ]
The second digital evocation of the world's largest children's book trade show closes with big numbers and lots of programming on video. The post Bologna’s Finale: 75,000 Visitors and 300 Hours of ‘Initiatives’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-17 21:02:44 UTC ]
The murderous unicorns are coming! A 28-year-old lawyer and debut children’s book author from England, Annabel Steadman, has landed what is reportedly the largest children’s book deal ever—a healthy seven figures—for a fantasy adventure series, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. The series is set in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-09-16 16:36:23 UTC ]
The woman at the helm of one of the UK’s largest children’s specialists discusses the challenges and opportunities in the modern-day global publishing market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 21:54:50 UTC ]
Flemish author Bart Moeyaert is the winner of the 2019 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
German author-illustrator Wolf Erlbruch has won the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A quick survey conducted by Beijing-based Bookdao for this PW report has identified 10 of the largest children’s book publishers in China, based on their consolidated revenues. Here is the list in alphabetical order. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The show continues to thrive, with an added plus for this year's attendees: CI4 overlaps with the start of the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Meg Rosoff is the winner of the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest children's book prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oetinger, one of Germany’s largest children’s books publishers, has launched a new company, Storydocks, dedicated to interactive and digital storytelling. The post Storydocks: New Storytelling Start-Up from Oetinger appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
U.K.-based Bonnier Publishing has acquired Igloo Books in a deal that will make Bonnier one of the five largest children’s publishers in the U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
McDonald's just might become the country's largest children's book publisher for the month of November.The chain, which typically offers toys in its kids meals, will package four original children's books carrying a nutritional message Nov. 1 through Nov. 14 with its Happy Meals, the beginning... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Argentine illustrator known as “Isol” has won the world’s largest award for children’s literature, the SEK 5m (roughly $766,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
McDonald’s in the UK are replacing the toys that come with Happy Meals with educational books to help boost literacy; they plan to distribute 15 million books by the end of 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The largest children’s library in Mexico—Biblioteca BS-IBBY México—in Mexico City boasts some 25,000 titles, of which more than 3,000 are in digital format. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 23/02/2011 - 08:40 Julia Donaldson, Barry Hutchinson and Catherine MacPhail have been named the winners of Scotland's largest children's book prize, the 2010 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books. More than 16,000 children voted for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]