Toronto-based Kids Can Press reports strong international interest at Frankfurter Buchmesse for the publisher’s issue-driven list of upcoming titles.
Graphic Novel and Picture Book Series from Kids Can Press to Launch on TV
Kids Can Press will see two of its book properties transformed into tv shows next fall: Ashley Spires’ graphic novels and picture books by Geneviève Côté.
Sourcing Content: Sara Sargent of HarperCollins Children’s Books on Working With Wattpad
HarperCollins Children’s Books’ executive editor Sara Sargent says she’s ‘combining a non-traditional way of sourcing books with traditional storytelling’ with Wattpad.
Kids Can Press Will Distribute New Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
The four-volume ‘Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada’ will be sold and distributed by Kids Can Press and Canadian Geographic—and resulted from a conversation between two publishers in China.
Canadian Honeybee Campaign Will Distribute 100,000 Free Copies of Kids Can Press Book
Kids Can Press author Paulette Bourgeois and illustrator Josée Bisaillon have created a book for General Mills Canada’s third annual educational campaign for ecological support. And bees may be among the beneficiaries.
Frankfurt Book Fair: Booming Business for Trade Visitors, Reflections of German Politics Play Out
Publishers and agents report positive meetings and rights sales, and Frankfurt responds to political disputes by reaffirming its commitment to freedom of expression.
Industry Notes: Canada’s Kids Can Press to Adapt YouTube ‘Carmilla’ Series into YA Book
Following the cult success on YouTube of the vlog-series ‘Carmilla,’ a book deal has been struck between Toronto’s Kids Can Press and Shaftesbury films.
Canadian-Specific Content Served in Kids Can Book Promotion with McDonald’s Canada
Calling books ‘an important piece of building a better future,’ McDonald’s Canada partners with children’s publisher Kids Can Press in a book promotion.