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2019 African American Children's Book Fair in Photos
See our selection of photo highlights from the 27th African American Children's Book Fair in Philadelphia, which drew more than 4,000 attendees and more than 36 authors and illustrators.
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100th Anniversary Children's Book Week Poster Revealed
The centennial celebration of Children's Book Week, the nation's longest-running literacy initiative, will take place April 29 through May 5; the official poster, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Yuyi Morales, is revealed here for the first time.
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2019 SCBWI Conference: Agents and Editors Give Advice
AT the SCBWI winter conference, a panel of agents and editors explained trends they are seeing in children's book publishing
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Flying High: The 2019 Golden Kite Awards
All that glittered was gold at the 2019 Golden Kite Awards & Gala held in New York City on February 8; click through to read about opening keynote, and acceptance speeches by winning authors and artists in a variety of categories.
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Movie Alert: 'Five Feet Apart'
'Five Feet Apart' began its life as a screenplay, but as the script was being developed, one of the producers pitched an idea to Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers publisher Justin Chanda: how about publishing an adaptation of the story to be released in tandem with the film?
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Licensing Hotline: February 2019
Read on for news about Insight Editions' 'Missing Link,' Cottage Door Press's four new licenses, Scholastic's in-world handbook for the 'Pokémon: Detective Pikachu' film, Merrymakers' licensing program for Dog Man, the relaunch of Miffy licensing in North America, and more.
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Bush Sisters to Co-host Children’s Book & Author Breakfast
The May 31 BookExpo breakfast will feature Lupita Nyong’o, author of 'Sulwe;' Tomi Adeyemi, author of 'Children of Virtue and Vengeance;' Eoin Colfer, author of 'The Fowl Twins;' and Da Chen, author of 'Girl Under a Red Moon.'
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The On-Sale Calendar: May 2019 Children's Books
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ALA Midwinter 2019 in Photos
This year's ALA Midwinter conference, held January 24–29 in Seattle, brought together librarians and publishers, educators, authors, and illustrators.
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In Brief: February 7, 2019
This week, Billie Jean King approves of her picture book biography; Holly Black makes new friends; Debbie Levy and Jo Ann Allen Boyce celebrate their historical picture book; Deborah Underwood and Misa Saburi share their inspirations with readers; and Minnesota writers honor Robert F. Sibert Award winners.
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Iranian-Influenced Tiny Owl Imprint to Launch in U.S.
The London-based children’s book imprint is set to enter the U.S. this spring, with a mission of drawing upon Iranian culture and instilling a sense of tolerance in young readers.
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Winter Institute 2019 in Photos
Click through to see our selection of children's book-related highlights from the 14th annual Winter Institute, which took place in Albuquerque from January 23–25.
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Children's Job Moves: January 2019
Job moves in children's literature during January 2019.
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Points of Sale: Open Mic Nights and Serving the Community
While many bookstores talk about serving their community, that mission is baked into the DNA of the decade-old reincarnation of Couth Buzzard Books in Seattle.
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#DVPit Connects NZ Author with Writers Community
YA author Graci Kim says that she had “nothing to lose and everything to gain” by participating in the Twitter pitch event—especially because Kim, who is of Korean-Kiwi heritage, lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Fantasy Author Christopher Paolini Debuts B&N Author Residency
Fantasy author Christopher Paolini, author of the bestselling Inheritance Cycle series, has been chosen by B&N to debut its first author residency program and book tour.
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Scholastic, PRH Remain Bestseller Champs
In 2018, Scholastic maintained its standing as the publisher whose books occupied the most positions on PW’s children’s frontlist fiction bestseller list, while Penguin Random House continued to dominate PW’s picture book bestseller list.
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#DVPit Connects Agents and Diverse Authors
We speak with a number of diverse debut authors who landed agents through the Twitter pitch contest.
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Citing Social Media Controversy, Debut Author Delays Publication of YA Novel
Another author has become the subject of social media controversy in the children's writing community; Amélie Wen Zhao has asked her publisher, Delacorte, to postpone the release of her debut YA fantasy novel, 'Blood Heir,' which was scheduled for June.
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WI14: Helpful Tips for Successful Children's Bookselling
We've gathered a list of professional advice from the ABC Children’s Group panel “A Crash Course in Kids’ Bookselling,” which took place at last week's Winter Institute 14 in Albuquerque.
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