A half-day event organized by Publishing Perspectives and sponsored by Scholastic Inc., What Makes a Children’s Book Great? takes place on May 31, 2012.
Argentina’s ‘Kid’s Nobel’ Winner Andruetto is All Analog
Maria Teresa Andruetto, winner of the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award. discusses her life, her amazing career, and why she distrusts the impact of digital.
Who’s Publishing the Most Innovative Digital Kid’s Books?
The the first annual Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award was given to Dans Mon Reve (In My Dreams) by e-Toiles Editions. Tell us: who is going to win next year?
Exhibiting at the Bologna Book Fair? Pitch Us a Story
Publishing Perspectives will be covering the Bologna Book Fair and we’re looking for the most exciting, innovative, and interesting stories there. Let’s talk.
PP Appreciation: Jennifer Brown, Children’s Book Crusader
The latest in our occasional series of profiles, Publishing People We Appreciate, looks at Jennifer Brown, critic, editor, and children’s book crusader.
Children’s Books Go Multimedia, Multinational, Multi…Everything
At Digital Book World, a session on digital children’s publishing tried to answer the questions: How many of the old rules still apply? What are the new rules?
Lemony Snicket and How to Publicize Your Book Without Trying
A forthcoming series of four new books by bestseller Lemony Snicket, ‘All The Wrong Questions,’ was ingeniously leaked to the press last week.
How Well Do Children’s Classics Travel Abroad?
Experience suggests that even at an early age children are forming a cultural identity that, while malleable, also prejudices the familiar over the foreign.
Transforming Children’s Books Coverage at The New York Times
‘There are so many ways to tell a story. I’m trying to make room for them all,’ says New York Times Book Review children’s book editor Pamela Paul.
Saddleback’s New Series for Struggling Readers
Saddleback Publishing will publish for young adult readers with poor reading skills