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2020 NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated Awards Canceled

By Sarah Yung | 07/17/2020 @ 03:00PM

For the first time in 68 years, the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards and its corresponding ceremony will be canceled, due to complications arising from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Children's Institute Goes Online with Anti-Racism Out Front

By Alex Green and Claire Kirch | 07/16/2020 @ 04:00PM

The American Booksellers Association kicked off its eighth annual Children's Institute, the first ever held online, with hundreds of children's booksellers in virtual attendance for author discussions, fall book picks, and a keynote by Isaac Fitzgerald.
Disney Adds Melissa de la Cruz Studio to Its Publishing Lineup

By Sally Lodge | 07/16/2020 @ 04:00PM

Original storytelling and diverse voices are keystones of Melissa de la Cruz Studio, a new collaboration between Disney Publishing Worldwide and bestselling author de la Cruz.
KidLit TV Launches At Home Edition

By Pamela Brill | 07/16/2020 @ 04:00PM

KidLit TV has created KidLit At Home, a free online destination that curates video content from children's book creators across the web in one central location.
Maine Declares Ashley Bryan Day

By Alex Green | 07/16/2020 @ 03:00PM

Earlier this week, the Governor of Maine issued a proclamation declaring July 13 Ashley Bryan Day in honor of the 97-year-old author-illustrator's canon of more than 50 books.
'Rebel Girls' Coauthor Launching Book and Media Company

By Judith Rosen | 07/09/2020 @ 04:00PM

Francesca Cavallo, coauthor of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, completed a successful Kickstarter campaign late last month, for her first solo children's picture book, 'Doctor Li and the Crown-Wearing Virus.'
Facebook Watch Offers Virtual Visits from Children's and YA Authors

By Sally Lodge | 07/09/2020 @ 04:00PM

At a time when Covid-19 restrictions have brought author tours to a temporary halt, a new Facebook Watch series called 'Letters To _____' connects bestselling authors and their fans in an innovative way.
Flamingo Imprint to Join the Penguin Flock

By Sally Lodge | 07/09/2020 @ 04:00PM

Penguin Young Readers will welcome a new picture book imprint in spring 2021, when Flamingo Books takes flight under the leadership of v-p and publisher Margaret Anastas.
Coronavirus Shutters Longtime NYC Children's Bookstore

By Alex Green | 07/09/2020 @ 03:00PM

Bank Street Bookstore, a Manhattan mainstay of children's bookselling, has announced that the store will close in August after half a century in operation.
In Brief: July 9, 2020

| 07/09/2020 @ 02:00PM

This week, Kalynn Bayron has a fairytale launch; Rachel Lynn Solomon reads to an unusual listener; Paige McKenzie and Nancy Ohlin have a bewitching conversation; and Rob Sanders celebrates a new book.
Booklover Diversifies Little Free Libraries with BIPOC Books

By Claire Kirch | 07/07/2020 @ 04:00PM

Sarah Kamya, a New York City public school counselor, has launched the Little Free Diverse Library Project to promote inclusive books for young readers.
Highlights from 2020 Licensing Week Virtual

By Karen Raugust | 07/07/2020 @ 04:00PM

The power of licensing to help consumers through societal change was one theme that came up often in the keynote presentations and educational panels that were a central component of Licensing Week Virtual, the digital replacement for this year's canceled Licensing Expo.
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Ramps Up for 35th Anniversary of EJK Award

By Pamela Brill | 07/07/2020 @ 03:00PM

To commemorate the milestone anniversary of its EJK Award in 2021, created to recognize and encourage emerging talent in the children's book industry, the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is planning a yearlong celebration.
Maurice Sendak Foundation Teams with Apple TV Plus

By Shannon Maughan | 07/07/2020 @ 10:00AM

Bolstering its expanding stable of original kids' and family programming, Apple TV Plus has signed a first-of-its-kind, multi-year agreement with the Maurice Sendak Foundation to develop children's series and specials based on the late author-illustrator's books and other artwork.
Children’s Institute 2020: Covid and Protests Shape Booksellers’ Futures

By Alex Green | 07/03/2020 @ 07:00PM

To find out how children’s booksellers are doing four months after the coronavirus outbreak upended the economy and business as usual, PW spoke with booksellers and owners at bookstores whose staff it has sponsored, or planned to sponsor this year, to go to Children’s Institute.
Children’s Institute 2020: A Virtual Conference

By Judith Rosen | 07/03/2020 @ 07:00PM

On July 15 and 16, the eighth Children’s Institute will become the first of the American Booksellers Association’s educational gatherings to be held as an online-only conference.
In Brief: July 2, 2020

| 07/02/2020 @ 02:00PM

This week, Jason Chin shares a new book that encourages big thinking; Macmillan expands its online lesson offerings; Tiffany Rose honors Blackness on Instagram Live; and HarperCollins hosts a seasonal showcase.
Children's Job Moves: June 2020

| 07/01/2020 @ 02:00PM

Job moves in children's publishing during June 2020.
#KidlitForMasks Spreads Awareness

By Sara Grochowski | 06/30/2020 @ 04:00PM

On June 29, children's authors took to social media using the hashtags #KidlitForMasks and #MasksSaveLives to promote the importance of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in an initiative started by Margaret Peterson Haddix.
2020 Virtual ALA Youth Media Awards Celebration: A Photo Essay

Compiled by Shannon Maughan | 06/30/2020 @ 04:00PM

We’ve gathered a selection of highlights from the speeches of some of the big winners, who came together online for this year's reimagined ALA Annual Conference.

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