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In Brief: May 21, 2020
This week, Mark Oshiro, TJ Klune, and Lauren Shippen discuss mental health representation; Mari Mancusi and Henry Clark have a fiery launch; Andrea Beaty and David Roberts honor Iggy Day; and Barbara McClintock gives a fur-miliar nursery rhyme a facelift.
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Restructuring at Simon & Schuster Children’s
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing will be reorganizing under two publishing entities: a trade publishing group and a new branded publishing team.
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'James and the Giant Peach' Reading Raises Funds for Global Health Initiative
Roald Dahl's children's classic novel 'James and the Giant Peach' is heading from the page to the screen in support of a major global health initiative's work to combat the new coronavirus.
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More Mondays with Michelle Obama
The weekly read-aloud series for kids and families, "Mondays with Michelle Obama," which launched on April 20 as a joint effort from the former First Lady, Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children's Books, and PBS Kids, has been such a hit, it's been extended to include four more stories—and feature some very special guests.
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The Bookcoin: A New Way to Buy Children's Books in Italy
Amid the disruption of the pandemic, independent bookshop members of the Italian Children's Booksellers Association are developing projects to support their community, including a new currency that could be used to buy books.
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A Virtual Bologna: One Agent's Experience
Marietta B. Zacker of the Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency shares her reflections on connecting with clients during the pandemic through the Bologna Children's Book Fair's virtual event.
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Adaptation, the Amazon Problem, and Future Trends: A Bologna 2020 Panel
Kicking off the virtual fair, a panel called "Children’s Publishing in the 'New Normal': How Children's Publishers are Adapting to a Post-Pandemic World" featured international publishers discussing the current and future landscape of the industry.
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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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