PW spoke with the panelists from BookExpo Online's New Picture Book Showcase about their featured stories, delving into their inspiration and hopes for each title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Nosy Crow has acquired three new picture books by Hugless Douglas author David Melling. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 13:28:14 UTC ]
Emma Blackburn is leaving Bloomsbury Children's Books after eight years to join Hachette Children’s Group in the role of picture book and non-fiction publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-24 10:24:27 UTC ]
Gather the kids and get to know some trailblazers in civil rights, education, disability, and more through these picture books about social justice leaders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-09 10:41:32 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children's UK has acquired two picture books from author and illustrator Tom Percival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 16:26:40 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books has signed two picture books from author Swapna Haddow and illustrator Dapo Adeola. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 02:40:17 UTC ]
Walker Books has bought world rights to nine picture books by author Smriti Halls, in a deal with Jodie Hodges at United Agents. The first book, Welcome to Your World, described as “a stunning celebration of new life and our precious natural world”, will be published simultaneously in March... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 21:28:42 UTC ]
November is Picture Book Month, so these illustrated little gems are deservedly in the spotlight. In a recent blog post for Books Are Magic, novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub curated a list of picture books. Among Straub’s picks for the best picture books of 2019 is a wonderful biography... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-11-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has signed a deal for four picture book texts from debut writer Lu Fraser. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 06:15:25 UTC ]
Sophy Henn has moved to Simon & Schuster Children’s UK from HarperCollins in a six-book deal spanning both picture books and fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 04:18:54 UTC ]
Scholastic’s publisher for fiction and picture books, Sam Smith, is leaving the firm to join Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 05:13:44 UTC ]
Polly Whybrow is moving to Simon & Schuster Children’s UK from Bloomsbury to take up the role of senior commissioning editor for picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 14:03:51 UTC ]
Andersen Press has snapped up two picture books to help children tackle their problems and worries from poet Rachel Rooney and artist Zehra Hicks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-03 21:05:13 UTC ]
Jessica Love has won this year's Klaus Flugge Prize for the most promising newcomer to children's picture books with her "barrier-breaking" and "heartwarming" tale, Julian is a Mermaid (Walker Books). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 21:01:48 UTC ]
Ross Montgomery is joining the Walker Books list after the publisher landed two new fiction titles and a pair of picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 21:47:06 UTC ]
Andersen Press is working with animation studio Factory on a new TV series of David McKee’s Elmer series of picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 03:37:11 UTC ]
Actor, author, and magician Harris will appear today in conversation with Eva Chen, fashion editor and exec (and star) at Instagram, mom, and now author of two picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
What promises to be a picture-perfect annual BookExpo event makes its debut today. During the “New Picture Book Showcase,” eight authors and illustrators will share their most recent contributions to the genre in a panel moderated by Sarah Enni, host of the 'First Draft' podcast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chronicle Books, which is distributed in the UK and Europe by Abrams & Chronicle Books, has acquired two picture books by Deborah Underwood and Meg Hunt. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 20:45:38 UTC ]
Welsh publisher Graffeg has acquired four picture books by Jason Korsner, a BBC broadcaster, film critic and photographer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]