The co-founder of Kano says that a new Harry Potter wand includes his technology; Warner Bros. disputes the claim. In 2018, Warner Bros. made waves when it announced a partnership with Kano, a U.K. kid-friendly coding firm, to release a Harry Potter coding wand that brought the magical world of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-01-27 14:02:23 UTC ]
Alastair Chisholm’s latest book opens a young fiction series set in a magical world with dragons aplenty Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-17 19:49:48 UTC ]
Poetry and woodland creatures, along with a dose of nostalgia and a nod to Jill Barklem’s Brambly Hedge books, all feature in the big search-and-find spring release from the new independent publisher Magic Cat, which brought together poet Rachel Piercey (above right) and illustrator Freya Hartas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-03 15:11:53 UTC ]
Create the magical world of your dreams with this quiz and find a fantastic YA book about immigrants. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-08-06 10:33:00 UTC ]
Magic is in the air at the British Library here — specifically the magical world of one of the most famous characters in modern literature, Harry Potter. “Harry Potter: A History of Magic,” a recently opened exhibition spotlighting rare books and artifacts that detail traditions of folklore and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon and Schuster Children’s Books has acquired a new picture book series by author and illustrator Kristina Stephenson. The Molly Maybe’s Monsters series features a heroine (Molly Maybe) who travels to Undermunder, a magical world, with her canine friend Waggy Burns. The first book, Molly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Penguin began the restructuring of DK Publishing in 2009, it had two main objectivesto reduce the size of its list and to cut editorial costs to improve the profitability of its illustrated book group. What it hadnt counted on was the phenomenal success of its publishing partnership with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 06/05/2011 - 10:44 Orbit has acquired a new trilogy by bestselling fantasy author Trudi Canavan. Editorial director Anne Clarke bought world rights from Arabella Stein, acting for Canavan's primary agent Fran Bryson. The Millennium's Rule... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]