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Crayola and Audible Team Up for Creativity
Classic children's creativity brand Crayola has teamed up with Audible, a leading provider and producer of audio storytelling, for a new educational campaign that uses audio storytelling to inspire young people to be creative.
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Zachariah OHora's 'Carl' Debuts as PBS Kids' First Lead Character with Autism
Author and illustrator Zachariah OHora is expanding into a new medium with the debut of the 2D-animated show 'Carl the Collector'; it is the first PBS Kids series to include lead characters who are on the autism spectrum.
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In Brief: November 14, 2024
Recently authors visited the White House, a YA novelist enjoyed a launch event, a bookstore welcomed an author for a meet and greet, and a debut creator made an appearance at a festival.
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Hannah Schwartz, Longtime Children's Bookseller, Dies at 87
Schwartz, who founded Children's Book World in Haverford, Pa., in 1989, died on November 8. The store, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, is one of the country's oldest children's bookstores.
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Jeff Kinney’s 'Hot Mess' Tour in Photos
To celebrate the publication of 'Hot Mess,' the 19th installment Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Kinney headed out on a 14-city tour with an interactive event called “The Hot Mess Show.”
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Obituary: Bruce Degen
Author and illustrator Bruce Degen, best known for his detailed, humorous artwork depicting the fun and informative field trips of Ms. Frizzle’s class in the Magic School Bus series, died on November 7 of pancreatic cancer; he was 79.
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First Book Ups Bilingual Offerings with Barefoot Books
Literacy and education nonprofit First Book has added a World Languages category within its First Book Marketplace—the online site where eligible First Book members can obtain books for underserved children at the lowest possible cost, or for free. The category debuted in April and features bilingual book bundles printed in English and 19 different languages, including Arabic, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Korean, and Vietnamese, and also contains the popular and continually growing selection of Spanish and Spanish-English bilingual titles.
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NYT, NYPL Announce Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2024
In its 72nd year of highlighting children’s books, the New York Times Book Review and the New York Public Library have announced the 10 winners of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award.
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Bank Street BookFest 2024: Passing Along the Gift of Reading
The annual BookFest at Bank Street took place on November 2, with the focus of “Why Children’s Books Matter More Than Ever,” and a keynote speech from Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry.
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In Brief: November 7, 2024
Recently authors received a familiar gift, a film producer made her children’s debut, and collaborators donned pajamas for a storytime.
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Children's Publishers Celebrate Halloween 2024
Children's publishers hosted a number of Halloween parties last week, and creative staffers donned costumes based on favorite characters and books. We’ve gathered a selection of photos from the festivities.
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Children's Job Moves: October 2024
New job announcements in children’s publishing for October 2024.
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Four Kids' Imprints Turn Five
Though the pandemic darkened the early 2020s, four children's book imprints that launched soon before its onset are shining brightly as they mark their fifth anniversaries this year.
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Tweens Read 2024 in Photos
Tween readers and children’s creators gathered in Houston on October 26 for the 14th annual Tweens Read Book Festival.
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In Brief: October 31, 2024
Recently an author gave a reading at an iconic NYC spot, collaborators donned fitting costumes for a school visit, authors took part in a children's festival, an author celebrated a debut launch, collaborators enjoyed a life-sized model of their character, and a CEO made his children's debut.
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'Library Lion' Gets Musical Treatment from New Children's Theater
'Library Lion,' a 2006 Candlewick Press picture book written by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, recently made its U.S. theatrical debut at the Boston Public Library.
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On Tour with the Dork Diaries Creators
Earlier this month, mother-daughter collaborators Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell headed out on a book tour to promote 'Tales from a NOT-SO-Bratty Little Sister,' the 16th title in their middle grade series that launched in 2009.
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Election Connections: Educators Help Inspire Future Voters
PW spoke with three educators who are doing their best to get preschoolers to middle-schoolers excited about the democratic process, the upcoming election, and casting their own votes.
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Trick-or-Treating with Children's Booksellers
PW checked in with a handful of booksellers around the country to find out which books have been flying off shelves in anticipation of Halloween.
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The Modern Vampire Takes a Bite Out of YA
In a time when monsters can be found in the pages of plenty of children's and YA books, it’s clear that we have reentered the era of the vampire.
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