Independent publisher Pikku is hoping to remind children about the importance of libraries with a new picture book about Andrew Carnegie, who funded more than 600 libraries in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thames & Hudson is publishing a children’s book by bestselling author Allan Ahlberg and illustrator Bruce Ingman about a picture book "going wrong". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orchard Books, part of Hachette Children’s Group, will this July publish I Really Want That Unicorn, a new picture book by Fabi Santiago. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Created in a hybrid format that shifts between being a picture book and a longform graphic novel, Sean Rubin's 'Bolivar' is the story of an urbane dinosaur who lives in a city so busy no one seems to notice him. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chris Riddell points out similarities between Moz the monster and a character from his 1986 picturebookA renowned writer and illustrator of children’s books has suggested John Lewis may have plagiarised one of his stories for its latest Christmas advert, which was launched to great fanfare last... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Publishing imprint Templar Books and author Duncan Beedie have entered into a partnership with food bank organisation The Trussell Trust to publish Beedie’s third picture book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
‘Twin Peaks' co-creator Mark Frost lands at #4 in hardcover fiction with damn fine sales for ‘Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier. Plus a B&N promotion boost sales of Katy Hudson’s new picture book, and ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams puts the ‘politics’ in ‘office politics.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont will publish TV writer Marc Starbuck’s “side-splitting” debut children's picture book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Walliams has revealed his fifth picture book with illustrator Tony Ross will be called Boogie Bear. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andersen Press is to publish a new picture book from Lemony Snicket, the creator of A Series of Unfortunate Events (Egmont). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The former first daughter makes her picture book debut this month with "She Persisted" (Philomel), a collective biography of 13 women whose determined perseverance paved the way for their achievements. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kiwi internet sensation Bruce the cat hopes to release his own book to help teach children to be kind to animals. Bruce's owner Kathryn van Beek has started a Kickstarter page to help publish the book. Currently $11,954 has been pledged towards their goal of $20,000. The picture... Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookTrust is delivering 700,000 copies of picture book The Bumblebear (Random House) to every reception age child in England this autumn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont has scooped the first picture book from vloggers the Sacconejolys, who boast the largest family YouTube channel in Europe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Puffin is publishing a picture book by Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani blogger who survived being shot by the Taliban for supporting girls' education in 2012 and went on to become the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont has acquired Sir Charlie Stinky Socks: The Dinosaur’s Return by Kristina Stephenson for its picture book and gift list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Finkel’s ‘The Stranger in the Woods,’ a profile of a hermit in Central Maine, is the top-selling book in the Northeast. Plus sales pile up for a year-old picture book, and lauded essayist Elif Batuman publishes her first novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tor Teen buys a YA trilogy, B&N Discover winner Abby Geni sells her sophomore novel, a Grammy-winning children’s musician closes on his first picture book, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Back in 2010, when the picture book 'The Boss Baby' was published, author-illustrator Marla Frazee had no inclination that Alec Baldwin would one day voice her character on the big screen. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ the first novel by acclaimed short-fiction writer George Saunders, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Nashville singer-songwriter Rory Feek’s memoir debuts at #2 overall, and the team behind the picture book 'Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site’ builds its sales with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]