Emma Kantor

Dr. Seuss Enterprises and First Book Celebrate Back-to-School with Book Donations and More

Members of the children’s book community gathered at PW’s U.S. Book Show on June 3 for a panel on countering the decline in pleasure reading among young people.

Candlewick Press announced during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair the forthcoming publication of two new board books from Caldecott Medalist and newly minted Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate Jon Klassen.

From panels on licensing and literacy and roundtables on AI and audiobooks, to prestigious award announcements and master classes with top-tier talent, here are our picks from this year’s program.

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR established in 1961, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division.

We’ve rounded up a selection of new nonfiction books for older readers—including biographies of legendary creators, close-ups on the making of classic books, and essay collections—that pay tribute to the lasting power of children’s literature.

In a set of strategic changes in Holiday House and Peachtree’s publishing programs, Mary Cash has been promoted to VP and associate publisher of Holiday House and Peachtree Publishing. Peachtree’s associate publisher, Kathy Landwehr, will begin her planned retirement on September 1 following 35 years with the company.

Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., and advocacy groups EveryLibrary and the Rhode Island chapter of Authors Against Book Bans partnered to host a free virtual reading May 9, in honor of Children’s Book Week and Floyd Cooper Day.

Having published nonfiction for younger readers for more than 50 years, DK is poised to launch its first children’s and young adult fiction imprint. DK flip will be based in the U.K., but will publish books globally, including in the U.S.

The multitalented cartoonist and writer, known for a caustic wit that earned him an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and a place in the Comic Book Hall of Fame, died on January 17, just shy of his 96th birthday.