Adrian Edmondson pens children’s fiction for Puffin
Actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson is writing a middle-grade children’s fiction novel, entitled Tilly and the Time Machine.
View ArticlePRH Children’s named as Lottie Dolls publisher
Penguin Random House Children’s has struck a three-year publishing with Arklu, the creator of the “realistic” Lottie Dolls.
View ArticlePuffin announces Mr Men-style Doctor Who series
Puffin Books will next year release a series of Dr Who books written and illustrated in the style of Mr Men.
View ArticlePRH Children’s pre-empts world rights in Zurcher debut
Penguin Random House Children’s has pre-empted the world rights to Twelve Nights, the debut children’s book by Andrew Zurcher, director of studies in English at...
View ArticlePRH staffer's early-years journal delivered to MOM
Penguin Random House Children’s publishing director Shannon Cullen has signed with Michael O’Mara to publish a journal for parents after a “very competitive” auction....
View ArticleJeff Kinney | 'I'm trying to write about childhood, looking at it from every...
As the bestselling Wimpy Kid series nears its pre-teen era in its 11th instalment, its creator, author/illustrator-turned-bookseller Jeff Kinney, reflects on its evolution...
View ArticlePRH Children’s to publish ‘Wonder’ picture book
Penguin Random House Children’s will next year publish a picture book based on the middle-grade fiction title Wonder by R J Palacio....
View ArticleNiven praises ‘sophisticated’ UK YA market
US YA author Jennifer Niven has praised her UK fans, saying her readers in this country are both sophisticated and enthusiastic.
View ArticleSnowdog auctions raise £600,000 for charity
An auction of ‘snowdogs’, inspired by the The Snowman and The Snowdog picture book, has raised nearly £600,000 for charities in Newcastle and Brighton....
View ArticlePuffin to publish Worst Witch tie-in
Puffin Books will next month publish a new version of Jill Murphy’s The Worst Witch to tie-in with a CBBC adaptation....
View ArticlePictures of the week
This week's pictures feature a musician, a TV chef, a book-themed ice sculpture and more than a weeks worth of calories in cake. ...
View ArticlePRH Children’s acquires Suvada YA debut
Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to the debut YA novel by Emily Suvada.
View ArticleJim Broadbent joins tributes to Babette Cole
Actor Jim Broadbent has joined publishers Hodder Children’s Books and Penguin Random House (PRH Children’s) in paying tribute to the “irrepressible” author Babette Cole, who...
View ArticleYouTuber Connie Glynn lands book deal with PRH
Connie Glynn, the YouTuber behind the ‘Noodlerella’ channel, has signed a three-book deal with Penguin Random House (PRH Children’s).
View ArticleAnnie Eaton retires from PRH Children's
Annie Eaton, associate publisher at Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s, is retiring at the end of March.
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