After criticism of the ‘casual racism’ of a story about a Chinese boy, the publisher has taken it out of the next print run of the bestselling anthology David Walliams’ story about a Chinese boy called Brian Wong, which was criticised by campaigners for its “casual racism”, is set to be removed from future editions of his short story collection The World’s Worst Children.Walliams’ bestselling anthology, which was published in 2016, was criticised earlier this year by the podcaster Georgie Ma over the Brian Wong story, which tells of a boy who was “never, ever wrong”, and who was a “total and utter swot”. “There are so many racist jokes on ESEA [East and Southeast Asian] community with the surname Wong and associating it with wrong,” Ma said on Instagram. “If David Walliams would have done his research, he would have known this.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-04 12:03:02 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's executive publisher Ann-Janine Murtagh has acquired world rights to four books - two novels, a novella and an illustrated gift title - by Michael Morpurgo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost a third of school-age children are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. But they will still struggle to find characters who resemble themselvesBooks can show us the world both as it is, and as it could be – “mirrors and windows”, as the author Malorie Blackman notes. For... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books' executive editor Sara Sargent says she's 'combining a non-traditional way of sourcing books with traditional storytelling' with Wattpad. The post Sourcing Content: Sara Sargent of HarperCollins Children’s Books on Working With Wattpad appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books will publish David Walliams’ third and final title in ‘The World’s Worst Children’ series in May, with illustrations by Tony Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has appointed Elisa Offord as interim marketing director, covering Alex King's maternity leave. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As of February 2018, 12 volumes of Bear Grylls’s Mission Survival series have been published in China, with overall sales exceeding 6.8 million copies. The numbers are a surprise to many, including some at the Jieli Publishing House, though not to editor-in-chief Bai Bing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams’ next children’s book will be called Bad Dad, a “heart-warming rags to riches story” about a boy who tries to break his dad out of prison. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has partnered with talkRADIO to bring “A Summer of Walliams” to the airwaves from this Sunday 18th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams’ second short story collection The World’s Worst Children 2 (HarperCollins Children's) has held on to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third week running. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams has held off a challenge by Joe Wicks for the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with The World’s Worst Children 2 (HarperCollins Children's) rocketing by 19% in volume to claim the top spot for a second week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams' The World's Worst Children 2 (HarperCollins Children's) has rocketed into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, shifting 58,481 copies for £423,282. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“A True Book: President Donald Trump” describes Mr. Trump’s real estate career, as well as public perceptions of his opponent during the election, Hillary Clinton. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to Slate, writing books for kids is harder than it looks, a lesson learned when the publication held a children's book writing contest among a number of its staffers, all attempting to write about a hedgehog. Perhaps it was a matter of not having the type of subject matter so perfectly... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books has partnered with Hopster, an "edutainment" subscription app that helps kids under six to learn through stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A set of books have been written to teach children about the Treaty of Waitangi. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired a four-book fiction series about pirates by Amy Sparkes and Ben Cort. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired the debut novel from literary journalist and scout Anna James in a “hotly contested” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Midnight Gang will be the title of the next David Walliams children’s book, due for release next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First Second editorial director Mark Siegel has organized a group of young illustrators to produce the forthcoming graphic novel series, 5 Worlds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Klaus Humann, publisher of Aladin Verlag in Germany, talks about small publishing houses and his global search for children's books and illustrators. The post Better Children’s Books for a Better World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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