Picture books on God’s love for kids, a guide to Judaism, and devotionals tailored to specific audiences are among the titles involved in recent deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Two of the late Brazilian author's stories for children—originally written for her young sons—will come to life as picture books courtesy of New York Review Books' NYRB Kids imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
There is nothing I love more in a picture book than a good author’s note. Often author’s (and illustrator’s) notes ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-13 12:30:00 UTC ]
The forecast for Denver includes a wintry mix of childrens and YA creators, with a flurry of picture books, middle grade reads, and teen novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
As middle grade and YA author Kelly Yang branches out into picture books, she keeps her focus on crafting nuanced Asian American representation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke with four artists who came to picture books and graphic novels with experience in design, typography, murals, and multimedia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Lil’ Libros, Bitty Bao, and Gloo Books publish board books and picture books that celebrate global identities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
In this edition of Indie Spotlight, our monthly thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we feature children’s picture books. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
In this edition of Indie Spotlight, our monthly thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we feature children’s picture books. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke with three teachers and librarians who find value in sharing illustrated books with older students. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Get crafty, get a little frightened, and get a little hungry with these excellent book deals in picture books and middle grade books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-04 14:00:00 UTC ]
New picture books, graphic novels, and YA fiction grapple with the short- and long-term effects of leaving home. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Children's author Katey Howes, whose picture books often focused on STEM/STEAM themes, creativity, and individualism, died suddenly on May 20 in Langhorne, Pa.; she was 47. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Picture book writers whose works look different from one another because they’re illustrated by different artists are less apt to be on your radar. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-05-31 09:04:00 UTC ]
Thanks to mild weather and a strong economy, December sales at bookstores across the Midwest were up, with booksellers reporting increases ranging from 13% to 31%. Adult fiction and political nonfiction were popular, as were children's picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
In 1948, Viking Books published Blueberries for Sal, the first of three picture books that Robert McCloskey would write and illustrate over the next decade. Each of the three books—including One Morning in Maine (1952) and Time of Wonder (1957)—concerns McCloskey’s own family as they spend their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-16 09:30:52 UTC ]
Children’s illustrator whose picture books with his wife, Elizabeth, and authors such as Ted Hughes, are enjoyed worldwideThe illustrator Gerald Rose, who has died aged 87, was the youngest winner of the Kate Greenaway medal for children’s book illustration, in 1960. Then still in his mid-20s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-12 17:25:36 UTC ]
Children’s author who devised the adventures of the Pig family and illustrated stories including Dick King-Smith’s The Sheep-PigThe writer and illustrator Mary Rayner, who has died aged 89, was best known for her picture books about Mr and Mrs Pig, and the escapades of their 10 piglets. In... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-23 16:59:39 UTC ]
Illustrator and author widely admired for The Church Mice, his series of children’s picture booksGraham Oakley, who has died age 93, was an illustrator and writer known almost entirely for one series of picture books: The Church Mice, published over a period of nearly 30 years from 1972.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-01-24 17:41:11 UTC ]
We take a look at the new television show 'Shape Island', based on the Shapes trilogy of picture books by frequent collaborators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]