-
Cover to Cover Mixes Window Displays, Technology, for Sales
Cover to Cover Children's Books in Columbus, Ohio, has set up a window display of activity, puzzle, and game books along with a sign inviting customers to "shop this window online" using their cell phones.
-
Families Turn to Activity-Based Entertainment During Covid-19 Crisis
According to NPD Group, at a time when millions of parents and their children are staying at home due to the coronavirus outbreak, the demand for games, activity books, and hands-on learning titles has taken a huge leap.
-
Random House and ABT Unveil Partnership
Random House Children's Books has teamed up with American Ballet Theatre to launch a publishing program in September, to coincide with the opening of ABT's 80th anniversary season.
-
IPA, WHO, and UNICEF Offer Online Reading Series
The International Publishers Association, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF are collaborating on a program that is presenting a roster of top children's book authors reading their works aloud for children.
-
In Brief: April 2, 2020
This week, Kwame Alexander takes to Instagram; Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell Zoom into the digital space for their book tour; Brad Meltzer's virtual storytime soars; Maribeth Boelts sows compassion for bees; David Hyde Costello plays with paper puppets; and Lowey Sichol talks entrepreneurship.
-
Going Big During Covid-19: How Bookstores Are Connecting with Customers
This is the first in a new series that looks at how children's bookstores are responding to the needs of their communities at a time when many are closed to the public.
-
Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus: March 31, 2020
With schools, libraries, and bookstores closed indefinitely and public gatherings under severe restrictions, children's authors have had to cancel their travel plans and appearances during the Covid-19 outbreak; PW is continuing to track some of the new and forthcoming books that have taken a hit.
-
Indie Bookstore Partners with Nonprofit to Give Hundreds of Books to Atlanta Youth
Bookstores are among the few retailers receiving essential business exemptions to continue operating in some form during the new coronavirus outbreak, and Atlanta's Little Shop of Stories is taking its ability to provide an essential service to heart.
-
Baek Heena Wins 2020 Astrid Lindgren Award
South Korean author-illustrator Baek Heena has been named the winner of the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book award.
-
Dav Pilkey to Launch Online Series
Bestselling author Dav Pilkey will be welcoming readers inside his mind through Dav Pilkey at Home, a collaboration between the author, the Library of Congress, and Scholastic.
Looking for more stories? Browse Archive
PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Supriya Kelkar
Author Supriya Kelkar speaks with PW KidsCast about her new middle grade novel, 'American as Paneer Pie.'
