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Pannell Award Honors Two Bookstores at BEA
At yesterday's Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, two bookstores received the WNBA Pannell Award, given annually since 1983 by the Women's National Book Association to a pair of bookstores that excel in bringing books and young readers together. This year's winners are Book Beat in Oak Park, Mich., in the general bookstore category, and Monkey See, Monkey Do in Clarence, N.Y., in the children's specialty category.
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ABA Debuts ABC Children's Institute at BEA
Wednesday marked the first ever American Booksellers Association's ABC Children's Institute, and the day's agenda was chockful of educational sessions, roundtable discussions, networking opportunities, author hobnobbing, and other events. The idea for the daylong event, says Joy Dallanegra-Sanger, ABA's senior program officer, was conceived after the ABA-ABC merger.
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BEA 2012: Big Books for Kids: Surveying the Scene
By all accounts this year's BEA was an upbeat show, and nowhere was that more evident than among children's publishers. Macmillan's Allison Verost said, "When the doors opened at 9 a.m., people were making a beeline to our booth for galleys."
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BEA 2012: At the Children's Breakfast, Dreams and Responsibility
If there was a theme to Wednesday’s Children’s Book and Author Breakfast, it was that reading books does not just educate and entertain young readers, it can inspire them to, in speaker Lois Lowry’s words, “fix this world.” National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Walter Dean Myers (l.) set the tone for the event in his welcoming remarks to a packed hall of 1,100 booksellers. “Reading has made my life, reading has transformed my existence,” Myers declared.
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BEA 2012: First Day Mood: Strong Traffic, Vexing Questions
An overwhelmingly positive mood, with repeated refrains of strong traffic, was mixed with questions about the forthcoming Consumer Day, during the Tuesday kickoff of BookExpo America.
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In Brief: May 31
This week, author Guus Kuijer earns a royal welcome; Alan Lawrence Sitomer is a model for 'Daddies' everywhere; and two Maryann Cocca-Leffler picture books take center stage.
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Penguin Acquires Moshi Monsters License for U.S.
Moshi Monsters, the online virtual world for children licensed by Mind Candy, has expanded its U.S. publishing program. Penguin Young Readers Group will serve as the master licensee, with plans including sticker/activity books, pick-a-path chapter books, 8x8s, and guidebooks, among other formats.
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Peppa Pig Picks U.S. Publishing Partners
Entertainment One Family has signed its first U.S. publishing deals, with Scholastic and Candlewick, for Peppa Pig, an animated TV series for preschoolers.
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Immedium Ties In with 'Justin Time'
Immedium, the publisher of the Octonauts book series, has signed a license with Guru Studio for a series of books based on the preschool adventure TV series, Justin Time. The relationship between Immedium and Guru goes back to around 2006, when a Guru producer contacted Immedium shortly after the first Octonauts title came out, according to publisher Oliver Chin.
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New Anti-Bullying Campaign Lauds the 'Wonder' of Being Kind
Riding the enormous swell of support for R.J. Palacio's briskly selling debut novel Wonder, Random House Children's Books has just announced the launch of Choose Kind, an online anti-bullying campaign designed to encourage everyday acts of kindness.
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Sugerman Succeeds Hampton at Disney Publishing
Disney Consumer Products has promoted Andrew Sugerman to executive v-p, Disney Publishing Worldwide, taking over as head of the division from Russell Hampton who stepped down in May.
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ALA 2012: What's Up with Hi-Lo?
Many are aware of the grim statistic: only one-third of eighth-grade students in the U.S. read at a proficient level. Those who work with struggling and reluctant readers every day want tools they can use right now. Hi-lo books frequently fit the bill.
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Book Beat and Monkey See, Monkey Do Win Pannell Awards
This year’s winners of the Women’s National Book Association Pannell Awards are: Book Beat in Oak Park, Mich., and Monkey See, Monkey Do...Children’s Bookstore in Clarence, N.Y. The jury singled out Book Beat’s “passion and true understanding of children’s books and young readers.” They also cited its children’s and YA services, programs, and events, including its celebration of International Peace Day in local schools. Monkey See, Monkey Do was singled out for its innovative approaches to getting kids engaged with reading; its book clubs, reading, writing, and craft programs; and its summer camps serving 300 children.
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In Brief: May 24
This week, Christopher Paolini saw some familiar faces in Spain; Canada hosted its largest youth literary event; children's authors lent their expert opinions to Google; and Sharon Draper hit the road in support of her latest release.
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CBC Diversity Committee: Starting Conversations and Building a Following
On a Tuesday night in late January, a mix of agents, editors, publicists, bloggers, media, and others gathered in downtown Manhattan to celebrate the launch of the Children’s Book Council's Diversity Committee, a group of publishing professionals committed to increasing awareness of the need for greater diversity in children's books and in the houses that publish them.
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World Wisdom Launches Children's/YA Imprint
A publisher of perennial philosophy is launching a new imprint for children and young adults, with books seeking to illuminate the shared truths of world religions and cultures.
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Virtual Picture Book World Magic Town Launches
Magic Town, the virtual children's picture book world featuring over 70 stories (with many more to come) from major publishers like Hachette and Simon & Schuster, has launched its Web site, with an app for the iPad and then the iPhone to follow soon.
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In Brief: May 17
This week, an author-illustrator pair paid tribute to their artistic subject; a quintet of YA writers shared new work; a new novelist was in the Pink; another first-timer had an Enchanted evening; a third author held a Tinseltown-worthy premiere; and a bestselling writer entertained her biggest fans – her daughters.
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San Francisco and Sacramento Book Reviews Start Monthly Children's Sections
Because of the success of their recent Children's Book Week supplement, the San Francisco Book Review and Sacramento Book Review have announced they will include the popular child-reviewed feature every month, beginning with the next issue in June.
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