What will kids be reading in 2018? Scholastic editors issue five predictions about what children’s book trends will be popular and successful next year. Read More
Trends in Children’s Books 2018
Diversity Is the Point at Sweden's Kids' Book Publisher Olika
‘What happens to all the children who never see themselves mirrored in books?’ asks Olika’s founding publisher Marie Tomičić. Read More
Nuts, Bolts and ‘The Persistence of Print’ at Digital Book World
On the pre-conference day of Digital Book World, the children’s market focused on gains and print loyalty, while workshops explored the digital development of sales and audience. Read More
Nuts, Bolts and 'The Persistence of Print' at Digital Book World
On the pre-conference day of Digital Book World, the children’s market focused on gains and print loyalty, and workshops explored the digital development of sales and audience. Read More
Why Don't The Kids Read Digital?
‘Enduring appeal’ When Egmont UK’s managing director Cally Poplak (pictured) told The Bookseller’s Children’s Conference that “old-fashioned publishing skills are as relevant and vital as ever,” she could have gone on to say that “old-fashioned” reading patterns look to be just as enduring. As #KidsConf15 was written up by my colleague, Sarah Shaffi: The children’s publisher… Read More
Give Her Credit: Sarah McIntyre Torches For Book Illustrators
#PicturesMeanBusiness And So Does She Once you break yourself of tweeting to her as@Jabberwocks — she definitely is not Brown University’s dramatically lit all-male a cappella group — Sarah McIntyre is one of the most colorful forces of nature you’ll find in your Twitter stream. She is @Jabberworks. And yes, she’s talking to you. She’s attaching the hashtag#PicturesMeanBusiness.… Read More
Would You Give An App To a Child?
I really don’t see why adults shouldn’t share apps with their children in just the same way that they share print books with them. Anecdotally, from our social media and other contact with parents, that’s just what the parents who read picture books to their children but also have access to iPads do. That’s Kate… Read More
16-24-Year-Old Readers And Their Books: #PorterMeets Luke Mitchell
With all the pleasure any good teenager has in proving his elders wrong, the 16-to-24-year-old age group might seem at times to delight in confusing marketers. And at Thursday’s The Bookseller Children’s Conference, in London, some of Luke Mitchell’s comments to the audience will help sort out what may be behind that demographic’s role in… Read More
A Chuffed Market's Children's Conference: #PorterMeets Charlotte Eyre
If you walked into publishing right now and stopped one of us to ask, “What’s the healthiest, happiest part of the business to get into?” — the answer you well might get is “children’s books!” The exclamation point would be there, yes. They’re a generally exuberant lot these days, the children’s books folks. And why not? Thanks to Charlotte Eyre’s… Read More