Larkum to illustrate Captain Tom’s picture book One Hundred Steps

Puffin has revealed it has chosen Adam Larkum to be the illustrator of Captain Tom’s forthcoming picture book for young readers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-21 13:03:42 UTC ]

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Graffeg releases artwork for Wells’ picture book

Welsh independent publisher Graffeg has released artwork for There’s Only One of Me, a picture book about losing a parent, by cancer patient Lisa Wells and picture book author Michelle Robinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crowdfunding target reached for cancer patient’s picture book

The team behind a picture book created by Lisa Wells, who has terminal cancer, has surpassed its initial crowdfunding target of £5,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Budgen and Eccheveri picked to illustrate cancer sufferer’s picture book

Cancer sufferer Lisa Wells has chosen illustrators Tim Budgen and Catalina Eccheveri to work on There’s Only One of Me, her picture book about the death of a parent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing rallies behind cancer sufferer’s picture book

A woman with terminal cancer is working on publishing a picture book about the death of a parent with the help of authors, publishers and agents. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobrow to publish second Francesca Sanna title

Nobrow will next month publish a second picture book by Switzerland-based illustrator Francesca Sanna. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Duck, Death & the Tulip is beautiful and unsettling

REVIEW: Duck, Death & the Tulip by acclaimed writer/illustrator Wolf Erlbruch, is a beautiful and unsettling children's picture book which can be enjoyed by all ages. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bilston's Refugees poem gets picture book deal

Palazzo Editions is publishing a children’s picture book of Brian Bilston’s poem 'Refugees' after signing world rights from Unbound. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerr picture book cover revealed as author turns 95

HarperCollins Children’s Books has revealed the cover of Judith Kerr’s new picture book to celebrate the author’s 95th birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG happy to acquire emotional picture book

Hachette Children’s Group will next year publish The Colour of Happy, a picture book about emotions and empathy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Roundup: War, Allegory, and Crime Drama Ahead of BookExpo

A wartime tale with a Senegalese protagonist in France, a generational family drama from Georgian author Nino Haratischwili, a Catalan classic, two books for young readers, and the Orient Express with Agatha Christie aboard—all are in our pre-BookExpo rights roundup. The post Rights Roundup:... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2018: From Wimpy Kid to Bill Clinton

Young readers and teens will find a feast of programming at this year’s show—and there’s also plenty for their parents to check out, too. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 23, 2018

Madeleine Albright has the #1 book in the country with ‘Fascism.’ Plus Junot Díaz writes his first picture book, and Madeline Miller shines a spotlight on the sorceress ‘Circe.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Roshani Chokshi came to write a new series for Rick Riordan

The story of how Roshani Chokshi ended up writing “Aru Shah and the End of Time” is a bit like a modern fairy tale itself. The just-released novel launches not only a four-book series for young readers but Disney Hyperion’s new Rick Riordan Presents imprint, a line of mythology-inspired books... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Foundation’s ‘Book Rich Environments’ Enters Second Season

The program, run by the foundation that presents the annual National Book Award, is designed to distribute free, new books to young readers through public housing authorities in the United States. The post National Book Foundation’s ‘Book Rich Environments’ Enters Second Season appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerr’s smartphone tale Mummy Time due in September

Judith Kerr’s next picture book, Mummy Time, will be published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in the UK in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP picks up Penguins from Brownlow and completes 26th deal for Isadora Moon

OUP has bought a new picture book by Mike Brownlow, author of Orchard Books’ Ten Little... series, while selling Harriet Muncaster’s Isadora Moon series into three languages Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An office bug to be subject of next Shaun Tan book

Hodder Children’s Books has bought the world English rights (excluding the ANZ region and North America) to a new picture book by Shaun Tan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld pushes boat out for Diaz’s first picture book

Oneworld will make its first foray into picture books with the début children’s title from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rep. John Lewis will publish 'Run,' a follow-up to 'March,' in August

Rep. John Lewis’ graphic memoir series for young readers, “March,” about his civil rights work with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was supposed to be a trilogy. But a new book, “Run,” is coming, and more are on the way. Lewis, a civil rights hero, won the National Book Award for “March: Book... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah McIntyre | 'When kids ask if I was an amazing artist at school, I tell them I was okay, but I just kept going'

The author and illustrator begins a bumper year of publishing with a new picture book that promises colour, collusion and chaos. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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