April showers of our faves! See all of our favorites HERE!

Every morning on Instagram at 11am ET (and 11:15 am on Facebook) Penguin Kids is hosting a LIVE picture book read aloud for their followers and prompting them with an at-home daily challenge to complete. Follow penguinkids here!! After Story Time Stories: Right after Story Time at 11:30 am, they’re sharing printable activities for parents.

READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER is a literacy initiative launched jointly by the children’s divisions of Penguin Random House, together with PARENTS and First Book. The program kicks off with a virtual storytime program beginning today, to be hosted daily at 3PM EST  / 12PM PST, and featuring a roster of author and celebrity readers!  

In order to encourage reading and classroom read-aloud experiences, and to support schools and public libraries forced to close by the escalating COVID-19 outbreak, Penguin Random House is permitting teachers, librarians and booksellers to create and share story time and read-aloud videos and live events, according to the following guidelines: For Teachers and Educators providing distance

Stuck at home? Yeah, we feel you. But don’t worry, Penguin Random House is here to help! We have the solution to keep the boredom at bay, whether you are stuck home alone, with quarantine buddies, or with kids to keep entertained! Please take a look at our sell sheets below to find the perfect

Check in with Oliver Jeffers at 2pm EST/ 11am PST for story time (link below)!! He began yesterday, with his first picture book, HOW TO CATCH A STAR and he’ll continue the series today with LOST AND FOUND. New schedule updated weekly!   The video will be up on his Instagram for 24 hours for

Hearst Magazines has recently launched Hearst Home, a new illustrated lifestyle book imprint inspired by the media company’s portfolio of brands, along with Hearst Home Kids, which will publish children’s books. The new imprints, led by Hearst Books Vice President and Publisher Jacqueline Deval, will include cookbooks, diet, nutrition, health & wellness, decorating, pop culture

Check out all of our top picks HERE!!

In this blog series, we will introduce you to our many and varied publishers!! Each month we will feature a new team member so you can learn more about the goals and ideals of the people behind the books. Meet Karen Lotz, President & Publisher of Candlewick Press!!   How would you describe Candlewick’s publishing

NY NOW is just around the corner, running from Sunday, February 2nd through Wednesday, February 5th at the Jacob Javits Center. Stop by to see our new spring titles and hear about what’s trending in the marketplace!   There’s lots to see so take a sneak peak below!     Link to all of our

Whether you need some last minute holiday inspiration or are looking forward to 2020 – we’ve chosen some faves for you!! See them all HERE!

A note from the author, Emily Jenkins, of All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah…   For this new picture book about Sydney Taylor’s beloved characters, I was honored to work again  with my long-time collaborator, Caldecott and Carle-winning  illustrator Paul  O. Zelinsky. He is amazing and did  huge amounts of historical research so that the book really takes