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Children’s Book Council Debuts Diversity Awards
The Children’s Book Council, the nonprofit trade association for children’s publishers in North America, has revealed the winners of the inaugural CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards.
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Rights Report: Week of October 1, 2018
New deals for Jenny Lee, Jennifer Moffett, Kelly Jensen, and others.
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Rights Report: Week of September 24, 2018
New deals for Sarah Watson, Ronni Davis, Louie Zong, and others.
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Scholastic Grows Its List with Acorn
An offshoot of the publisher’s Branches line, Acorn breaks ground next May with titles aimed at children ages four to seven who are just beginning to read.
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Penguin Launches World of Eric Carle Imprint
Penguin Young Readers has announced the launch of an imprint devoted to the works of author-illustrator Eric Carle, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Carle’s classic picture book, 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar.'
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Children's Day at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival
See a selection of highlights from some of the Brooklyn Book Festival Children's Day and pre-festival events, including Drag Queen Story Hour, puppet shows, signings, and more.
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Movie Alert: 'The House with a Clock in Its Walls'
With the film adaptation of John Bellairs's 1973 novel, 'The House with a Clock in Its Walls,' releasing on September 21, a new generation of readers will have the opportunity to discover Bellairs's Gothic tale.
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Hurricane Can't Dampen Southern Booksellers' Spirits
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Discovery Show, held September 13–15 in Stirling, Fla., may have been overshadowed by worries about Hurricane Florence, but children’s books and authors were well represented in a wide range of programming.
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In Brief: September 20, 2018
This week, The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50; illustrator Masha D’yans dresses to the nines; YA authors gather in Pasadena; and Elizabeth Eulberg tours for her new Shelby Holmes book.
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Tamar Brazis Named Editorial Director of Viking Children’s
Penguin’s Viking Children’s Books imprint has announced that Tamar Brazis will join the team as editorial director, picture books.
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Rights Report: Week of September 17, 2018
New deals for Katie Heaney, P.M. Freestone, Randy Ribay, and others.
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HarperCollins Launches Digital Platform for Middle Graders
HarperCollins Children's Books has announced the launch of Shelf Stuff, a digital community for young readers.
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Latinxs in Kid Lit Auction to Benefit Hurricane Maria Victims
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria approaches, Latinxs in Kid Lit is organizing an auction to benefit people working with Latinx youth both on the island and the mainland.
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Barnes & Noble to Host YA Book Clubs for 'The Hate U Give'
Barnes & Noble has announced that it will hold a Young Adult Book Club discussion of 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas in select stores on October 4.
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Spotlight on Middle Grade: Fall 2018
We take a closer look at the ever-shifting and expanding middle grade category, including some of the latest developments in fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and more.
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What’s the Next Big Middle Grade Graphic Novel?
We asked some of our experts what middle grade graphic novels they are looking forward to in the next year or so.
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Chad Sell on Building a Comics Career
PW speaks with the graphic novel creator about his debut, 'The Cardboard Kingdom,' and his path to publication.
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An Ever-Growing Demand for Middle Grade Graphic Novels
As the market for middle grade graphic novels continues to expand, young readers are snapping up a wide array of books by diverse creators working in all genres.
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Booksellers Share Tips for Selling and Publishing Middle Grade
Five tips from indie booksellers on selling books to middle grade readers, as well as five tips for publishers on creating books that kids want to read.
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Booksellers Navigate New Trends in Middle Grade
From some of the smallest bookstores in the country to the biggest indie stores, six booksellers shared their approaches to getting middle grade books into the hands of young readers.
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