Author and illustrator Jill Pinkwater, best known for the humorous line drawings she created for many quirky chapter and picture books by her husband Daniel, died peacefully in Rhinebeck, N.Y. on October 4. She was 81. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Beloved creator of Fungus the Bogeyman and Father Christmas brought a distinctive strain of melancholy to the genre• The Snowman, the Bogeyman and Father Christmas: the world of Raymond Briggs – in pictures• Raymond Briggs obituary• Share your tributes and memories of Snowman author Raymond... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-10 07:20:39 UTC ]
Two picture books and a graphic novel treat swimming as an expansive state of being, slippery with promise. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-07-29 14:07:25 UTC ]
Prolific children's book illustrator Leonard Kessler, known for his wide range of early readers, picture books, and concept books, died on February 16 at age 101. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
If you want to expand your picture book horizons past the classics, pick up one of these hidden gems of the format! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-12-29 11:34:00 UTC ]
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education welcomes steep increase in representation, but warns there are ‘no quick fixes’The proportion of children’s books featuring a minority ethnic character has almost quadrupled in the last four years, according to a new survey – but researchers say “we... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-11-04 14:36:37 UTC ]
My friend, Roger Boore, who has died aged 82, was a Welsh-language publisher and author. He will be remembered for his dedication to the Welsh language and its propagation, particularly among children. A chartered accountant, returning to his native Cardiff in the late 1960s, and with a growing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-10-10 16:09:06 UTC ]
Former Andersen Press and Templar publisher Libby Hamilton is starting up her own imprint under the Barrington Stoke umbrella, focusing on picture books "with no limits". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 14:50:36 UTC ]
“Thao,” “Otto: A Palindrama,” “My Monster Moofy” and “The Wordy Book” explore myriad worlds within words. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-09-24 17:09:23 UTC ]
The children’s book market has increased by more than 11% this year, boosted by picture books, non-fiction and a remarkable 61% growth in YA sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-20 01:05:47 UTC ]
Far too many times, I’ve been in a bookshop or a school and heard adults persuade a child away from a picture book and encouraged them to read ‘something more appropriate’. There’s a huge notion in this country that picture books are for younger children and a step into ‘proper reading’. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 08:06:26 UTC ]
Her dozens of works helped broaden children’s literature so that young African Americans could see themselves, their history and their hopes in the pages of their picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-18 06:43:01 UTC ]
Jane Buckley, who won the inaugural Designer of the Year prize at the recent British Book Awards, discusses her recent promotion and the art of pairing writers and illustrators together. I speak to Jane Buckley just after what must have been a pretty good couple of days for her. On 13th May, at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-28 15:18:52 UTC ]
Kicking off the day of children’s editors' picks was a conversation between eight editors on forthcoming picture books moderated by 'PW' senior children’s reviews editor Amanda Bruns. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
In this panel—scheduled for May 27 from 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET— Ryan T. Higgins, Pat Zietlow Miller, Nabela Noor, and Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney discuss their latest books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sari Feldman reflects on how these “wizards of the literary world” can be the key to a lifelong love of reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Readers respond to a Guardian editorial on the power of picture books to fire adult imaginations as much as children’sWith reference to your editorial on the picture book (The Guardian view on the picture book: not just for children, 19 March), how have we managed, given the evolving economics... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-03-26 16:31:22 UTC ]
Launching in April, Little Genius Books is an independent publisher of children’s books that will offer a diverse range of board books, picture books, activity books, nonfiction, novelty books, and more. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two non-fiction picture books and two picture books by debut author and illustrator Ellan Rankin, winner of the 2020 Carmelite Picture Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 20:16:52 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) has won a seven-publisher auction to publish middle-grade and picture books by Sir Lenny Henry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-31 06:26:43 UTC ]