Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is bringing forward the publication of Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan in light of Malala’s recent win of the Nobel Peace Prize, and will publish it next week. The picture book tells the stories of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for speaking out for girls’ right to education, and Iqbal Masih, another Pakistani child who fought for peace and justice but was shot and killed in 1995. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired Ready, Rabbit?, a picture book about overcoming social anxiety by Fiona Roberton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Translations from Portuguese, German, and Italian open the new imprint from Amazon Publishing. Releases in July, September, October. The post New Amazon Crossing Kids: Translating Picture Books Into English appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A collection of recent releases celebrates the joy of connecting with a grandparent, remembering the Moon landing, and slowing down to appreciate life, and much more. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welsh independent publisher Graffeg has acquired four more picture books by author and illustrator team Malachy Doyle and Andrew Whitson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nadia Shireen’s The Bumblebear (Puffin) is now available in braille via ClearVision’s library scheme thanks to a partnership with BookTrust. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK will this Christmas publish a short story about a snow dragon by Abi Elphinstone in picture book format, with illustrations by Fiona Woodcock. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group has bought a picture book on anxiety, The Worrysaurus, by Rachel Bright and illustrator Chris Chatterton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s is to posthumously publish Michael Bond’s The Ups and Downs of the Castle Mice, a sequel to his 2016 picture book The Tale of the Castle Mice. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group imprint Orchard Books will next year publish a picture book about a secret agent elephant by author Eoin McLaughlin and illustrator Ross Collins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Old Barn Books has acquired a picture book by playwright Alan Pollock about a real bear who fought in the Second World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul McCartney has written a picture book, inspired by his experiences as a grandfather, which will be published by Puffin in the UK and Random House Children’s Books in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once Upon A Wild Wood by Chris Riddell (Macmillan Children's Books) has been chosen by the Booksellers Association's Children’s Bookselling Group as its next Independent Booksellers Children’s Book of the Season. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian children’s book publisher Kids Can Press will see two of its book properties transformed into television shows next fall: Ashley Spires’ graphic novels about Binky the Space Cat and a picture-book series by Geneviève Côté. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @porter_anderson... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont is to publish a swashbuckling adventure that "smashes stereotypes", featuring a book-loving pirate who dares to be different. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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A personalised picture book offering buyers seven different pronouns, as well as different skin tones and hair colours, has exceeded its kickstarter funding target within 12 hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bushwick Book Club has everything—big performances, chapters across the country and overseas, and a podcast. All it doesn't have is a book club. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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An independent publisher in the UK sees how sports are changing, and is taking steps to address the gender gap in outdoor adventure literature–with an anthology by and about women. The post Vertebrate Publishing’s New Climb: Bringing Adventuring Women Into the Picture appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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