The Beano, the UK’s longest-running comic, is revitalised by digital spin-offs promoting the joys of youthful rebellionDennis the Menace, synonymous with childhood mischief and rebellion for more than half a century, is undergoing a multimillion-pound makeover as the Beano battles to stay relevant with the click and swipe generation.Viewing data this week will show the cartoon series Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed has become the top show on the BBC’s children’s channel CBBC in its first week, and the 10th most-watched programme in the country among children aged six to 12, alongside The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing. Related: The Beano: top 20 book covers - in pictures Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#children aged
#stay relevant
Flat was the new up between June 1 and August 30 at many bookstores that participated in PW's informal survey of 20 stores throughout the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#informal survey
Shop-floor booksellers are being invited to join a new group called The Booksellers Network, which has been backed by significant players from across the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#booksellers network
#group called
Overwhelmingly, Americans continue to view public libraries as vital to their communities, but as libraries adapt to the digital age, opinions differ over how books should be treated in the library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pew report
#love libraries
#digital age
Absolute Radio's breakfast show host Christian O’Connell has signed a deal with HarperCollins Children’s Books for his "fantastic" debut Radio Boy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#three-book deal
#hc children
#harpercollins children
A plethora of new entries swept out the summer cobwebs on the Weekly E-Ranking, but Paula Hawkins and Jojo Moyes are still the most popular kids in the chart playground. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#paula hawkins
#jojo moyes
The 12-strong shortlist for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 2016 has been unveiled, with a strong presence from larger publishers Simon & Schuster, Hachette and Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book awards
#strong presence
Penguin Random House Children’s is launching a new range of colour fiction books after acquiring titles by Judd Winick, Victoria Jamieson and Terri Lebnenson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#prh children
#acquiring titles
While comics sales have yet to fully recover from a shaky start this year--overall sales are down 2.2%--reps at the industry event said they expect sales to stabilize by the end of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#comics sales
#industry event
Hodder & Stoughton's literary imprint Sceptre is marking the release of a collection of stories about love in November by launching a love-themed short story competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hodder stoughton
The Booksellers Association has defended the importance of bookshops on university campuses in the wake of the University of Leicester Bookshop being threatened with closure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#booksellers association
A platform on which children's can borrow and read ebooks, BookBites integrates visual elements and tracking tools to encourage reading and book discovery. The post Ebook Lending Startup BookBites Tracks Children’s Reading Progress appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#read ebooks
#encourage reading
#book discovery
This week, it emerged that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith was being sued by his publisher to return his advance. From Julian Assange to Amy Schumer, he isn’t alone...Though he’s fallen out spectacularly with his publisher, Seth Grahame-Smith at least has the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#award-winning novelist
#jane austen
#$1m advance
BookTrust is launching a new children’s books in translation initiative called In Other Words, to encourage UK publishers to release more works from around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishers urged
Author Oliver Jeffers and graphic artist Sam Winston discuss their work "A Child of Books" Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
West Auckland's most well-attended literary festival back this year with a fresh line up of local and international writers. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#west auckland
From 'the push and pull' of screen time to millennial parents, Nielsen's children's books summit promises to interweave data and discussion. The post Nielsen Children’s Book Summit Preview: Conversation Over Charts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nielsen children
#screen time
#millennial parents
David Salariya, founder of The Salariya Book Company, gives tips on how publishers can engage reluctant readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing industry
Illustrated tales introducing youngsters to ‘iconic works of classic literature’ such as Jack Kerouac’s beatnik adventure are missing the pointMy daughter is five, and all for knowing about what her parents are up to. Her father was reading The Lord of the Rings on holiday last week, and she... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#classic literature
#jack kerouac
#harry potter
#young readers
#bird chronicle
British writer Adrian Tchaikovsky has won the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction for his novel Children of Time (Pan Macmillan). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#clarke award
#science fiction
Morton Schindel in his home office in 1985. His illustrations turned beloved children’s books into animated films. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#morton schindel
#home office