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Bologna 2024: Photos from the Fair

Compiled by Emma Kantor | 04/10/2024 @ 12:00PM

PW takes you on a photo tour with highlights from Bologna, featuring authors and illustrators from near and far, award announcements, after-hour publisher parties, and more.
Bologna 2024: A Swinging Spring, But Challenges Remain for Middle Grade

By Emma Kantor, Ed Nawotka, and Diane Roback | 04/10/2024 @ 10:00AM

The 61st edition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair opened on Monday, April 8, drawing 1,523 exhibitors from 100 countries and regions around the world; publishers were eager to return to business as usual after the disruption and lingering effects of the pandemic.
Bologna 2024: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

By Emma Kantor | 04/09/2024 @ 07:00AM

Australia’s Indigenous Literacy Foundation is the winner of the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize, with the laureate receiving five million Swedish krona.
Bologna 2024: War Leaves a Mark

By Ed Nawotka | 04/09/2024 @ 06:00AM

As expected, this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair is itself touched by and reflective of the global political scene, particularly the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
Bologna 2024: Six International Publishers Win Top Prizes

By Ed Nawotka | 04/09/2024 @ 06:00AM

Each year the Bologna Children’s Book Fair honors a half dozen publishers with the BOP - Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year; the 2024 winnerswere announced on April 8.
Bologna 2024: Heinz Janisch and Sydney Smith Win 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Awards

By Emma Kantor | 04/09/2024 @ 06:00AM

This year’s recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children’s books, are Austria’s Heinz Janisch, for writing; and Canada’s Sydney Smith, for illustration.
In Brief: April 4, 2024

| 04/04/2024 @ 02:00PM

Recently a humorist signed stock at a bookstore, young readers enjoyed a storytime, an exhibition highlighting an author's work opened, a picture book creator made an appearance on the morning news, a book festival brought writers together, and an author made her debut.
Sourcebooks Hires Two Editors from HarperCollins

By Claire Kirch | 04/04/2024 @ 09:00AM

Ben Rosenthal and Mabel Hsu, the editorial director and executive editor at Harper’s Katherine Tegen imprint, respectively, are both headed to Sourcebooks, where they will establish a new children's imprint.
2024 TeenBookCon in Photos

Compiled by Emma Kantor | 04/02/2024 @ 03:00PM

The 15th annual TeenBookCon took place on March 23 in Houston, bringing together more than 600 readers (at least 70% of them teens) for a chance to connect with YA authors.
Children's Job Moves: March 2024

| 04/02/2024 @ 02:00PM

Job moves in children's publishing during March 2024.
Obituary: Mike Thaler

By Shannon Maughan | 03/28/2024 @ 03:00PM

Prolific author-illustrator Mike Thaler, best known for his many riddle books and his humorous Black Lagoon Adventures series, died on March 23; he was 87.
In Brief: March 28, 2024

| 03/28/2024 @ 02:00PM

Recently, collaborators joined staff for a new series installment, Neurodiversity Celebration Week brought a tween activist and her team together, readers attended a book signing, an author celebrated a new YA release, a bookstore welcomed authors, and a museum welcomed a creator for family day.
Gloo Books Stretches Boundaries

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/26/2024 @ 04:00PM

Los Angeles-based Gloo Books, a direct-to-consumer company founded by attorney Karen Chan, is a space for BIPOC educators and influencers to write educational, diverse books for young readers.
Obituary: Laurent de Brunhoff

By Shannon Maughan | 03/26/2024 @ 04:00PM

French author-illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, acclaimed for carrying on the legacy of beloved character Babar the elephant, first illustrated by his father Jean, died on March 22; he was 98.
Obituary: Lynne Barasch

By Shannon Maughan | 03/21/2024 @ 04:00PM

Picture book author-illustrator Lynne Barasch, who created lively biographies as well as stories inspired by her family life, died on March 7. She was 84.
In Brief: March 21, 2024

| 03/21/2024 @ 02:00PM

Recently, publishing staffers marked the release of a series addition, middle grade authors collaborated for a launch day celebration, an author made her debut, and researchers joined an author for an event highlighting wildlife.
Literati Book Fairs Expand into Mid-Atlantic Region

By Ed Nawotka | 03/21/2024 @ 09:00AM

Literati Book Fairs will now offer book fairs to pre-K–8 elementary schools in areas of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.
In Virginia, Censors Attempt to Axe 'Wishtree'

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/20/2024 @ 10:00AM

The Floyd County Public Schools have suspended a One Division, One Book community reading of Katherine Applegate’s 'Wishtree' following complaints that the novel depicts a monoecious red oak, a tree with both male and female reproductive parts.
Obituary: Leonard Everett Fisher

By Shannon Maughan | 03/19/2024 @ 04:00PM

Accomplished painter and children's book author-illustrator Leonard Everett Fisher, widely known for his atmospheric, realistic artwork in books focused on American and world history and world mythology, died on March 2 at age 99.
2024 Sendak Fellows Announced

By Emma Kantor | 03/19/2024 @ 03:00PM

The Maurice Sendak Foundation has announced this year's Sendak Fellows: Charlotte Ager, Rocío Araya, and Cozbi A. Cabrera.

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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Dan Gemeinhart
Dan Gemeinhart spoke with PW KidsCast about his new middle grade novel, ‘Coyote Lost and Found,’ the follow up to ‘The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,’ and returning to his beloved characters.