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Big Names Join Children's Day at U.S. Book Show
Publishers Weekly's inaugural U.S. Book Show has announced three speakers for its Children's Books Day: Elizabeth Warren, Brian Selznick, and Padma Lakshmi.
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In Brief: May 6
This week, Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makonnen celebrate on Crowdcast; Angeline Boulley springs forward with a talk on Native American literature; and Renée Watson and Meg Medina chat about their middle grade sequels.
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Children's Authors Show Off Their Treasures on 'Antiques Roadshow'
Jason Reynolds, the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Arthur creator Marc Brown, and cartoonist Mo Willems show off their literary treasures on special episodes of ‘Antiques Roadshow.’
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TV Alert: Disney Junior to Adapt 'The Chicken Squad'
The problem-solving chick siblings from Doreen Cronin's early chapter book series, The Chicken Squad, will make their television debut on May 14, when a CG animated series of the same title premiers on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW.
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Children's Job Moves: April 2021
Job moves in children's publishing during April 2021.
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YA Anthologies Bring Diverse Voices Together
We spoke with the editors of five recently published and forthcoming anthologies for teens about the origin of their collections, how they built their lists of contributors, and their hopes for these volumes as they reach readers.
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Peachtree Teen Imprint to Debut Next Year
Peachtree Publishing Company will expand its children's offerings with a YA imprint, Peachtree Teen, in summer 2022.
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YALLWEST 2021 in Photos
Following the inaugural YALLSTAYHOME in 2020, YALLWEST 2021 continued the virtual festivities, with more than 50,000 readers partaking in special events and giveaways, culminating in a full day of panels on April 24.
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Sounds for Summer with AudioFile
'AudioFile' magazine and OverDrive Education are teaming up for the 12th season of the SYNC Summer Reading Program, which connects teen listeners with a selection of free audiobooks via the Sora K–12 reading app all summer long.
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Portraying 9/11 for Young Readers, Two Decades Later
During this 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, children’s publishers are releasing at least a dozen fiction and nonfiction books that deal with the traumatic event in an age-appropriate manner.
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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Jimmy Dunne
Songwriter-turned-author Jimmy Dunne shares his debut picture book, 'The Shepherd's Story,' a new take on the nativity tale, illustrated by Ivan Kravets.
