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In Brief: May 14, 2020
This week, Brandy Colbert and Mary Cecilia Jackson cast a spell on the digital crowd; the Duchess of Sussex hosts a charitable storytime; Maris Wicks, Ali Wilgus, Wyeth Yates, and Rosemary Mosco speak on a panel that's out of this world; and Sarah S. Brannen and Lucia Soto throw some rice for their new book.
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2020 Children's Book Week Recap
After reconfiguring this year's Children's Book Week into an entirely virtual format, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader wrapped up their annual literacy celebration for an online audience of booksellers, librarians, and educators.
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Everywhere Book Fest in Photos
The inaugural Everywhere Book Fest took place online May 1–2, reaching more than 43,000 unique viewers from around the world; the festival was created by a group of authors to bring the joy of children's books to young readers and their families at home during the pandemic.
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Working from Home: An Editor's Tale
Caitlyn M. Dlouhy, v-p and editorial director of Caitlyn Dlouhy Books at S&S/Atheneum, confronts an unexpected set of pet-related challenges while trying to do her job remotely—continuing our series on how children’s publishing staffers are coping during the pandemic.
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In Brief: May 7, 2020
This week, Rebecca Stead and Jeff Kinney join forces for a virtual celebration; Debbi Michiko Florence keeps it together on Instagram; Susan Verde has a doggone good launch; and Adam Rex and Bob Shea lend their talents to a worthy cause.
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National Book Foundation Announces Innovations in Reading Prize
The National Book Foundation has selected Nebraska-based literacy nonprofit DIBS for Kids as the winner of its 2020 Innovations in Reading Prize. Launched in 2009, the $10,000 award is given annually in recognition of an individual or organization that has developed a unique project for promoting a lifelong love of books.
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SCBWI Launches YouTube Channel Spotlighting Archival Footage
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has created a YouTube channel that showcases a collection of memorable moments from past conferences, dating back to the 1970s.
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CBC and Goddard Riverside Launch Children's Book Prize for Social Justice
The Children's Book Council and Goddard Riverside in New York have announced a new literary award: the Goddard Riverside CBC Young People's Book Prize for Social Justice.
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News from the North: Canadians Create Safe Spaces with Words
Children's book publishers across Canada are rallying to provide reading material to educate, entertain, and support children during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Children's Job Moves: April 2020
Job moves in children's publishing during April 2020.
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How Kids' Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
With widespread school and library closures, children's authors and publishers are going digital to provide kids with ways to read, draw, engage, and support other children who might need a helping hand.
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2021 Carle Honors Announced
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has revealed the recipients of its 2021 Carle Honors, which will be celebrated at an event in fall 2021.
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Children's Books: What's Selling in the Mass Channels?
Customers are not only picking up essentials like food and pharmacy items at mass retailers, but also children's books, with publishers reporting strong sales in educational and activity titles.
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Virtual Handselling: Recommendations from Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.
As part of our ongoing series, Donna Wells of Politics and Prose shares recommendations of new children's and YA releases.
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Chico Bon Bon Moves from the Page to Netflix
Industrious monkey Chico Bon Bon, the star of Chris Monroe's Monkey with a Toolbelt picture books, is coming to the small screen in May, when Netflix releases an adaptation of the books.
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'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' Virtual Graduation Party
In honor of the many students who are graduating this spring without the pomp and circumstance of a live ceremony, and the 30th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's picture book 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' Random House Children's Books and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are launching a nationwide virtual celebration on May 1.
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YALLSTAYHOME Festival in Photos
In order to maintain social distancing while building YA community, more than 70 authors came together for an online version of teen festival YALLWest on April 25–26.
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In Brief: April 30, 2020
This week, Minh Lê and Gene Luen Yang don their capes in the digital space; Oliver Jeffers gives Instagram an exclusive sneak peek; Melanie Sumrow has a talk with teachers; and Angela Dominguez and Maris Wicks present a science study sesh.
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Children's Bookselling in the Age of Covid-19: Shipping Tips, Book Boxes, and Giving Back
Continuing our series on how children's bookstores are responding to the needs of their communities during the pandemic, we spoke with a number of booksellers about the rewards and challenges of pivoting to offer curbside pickup and free shipping.
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Library Programming for Teens Goes Virtual During Covid-19
Unable to open their doors to their communities, youth services librarians across the country have taken their programs online—from trivia nights to scavenger hunts and more.
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