Picture book

Jayden's Impossible Garden Receives Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Publishing, Indie Book Awards (Australia), Life, Book, Perseverance, Green (picture book), Exercise, Growth, Gold, Picture book, CBI Book of the Year Awards, Milk, Beauty, Forewords and Afterwords, Literature, Clarion, Environment, Imagination, Librarian, Nature, Foreword, Spirit, Honorable Mention, Silver

MINNEAPOLIS, July 5, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Free Spirit Publishing, the leading book publisher of learning tools that support children's social, emotional and academic needs, is pleased to announce Jayden's Impossible Garden by Mélina Mangal and illustrated by Ken Daley has received an Honorable Mention for Picture Books, Early Reader in the 24th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.

Key Points: 
  • Foreword Reviews, a book review journal focusing on independently published books, announced the winners of its INDIES Book of the Year Awards today.
  • The INDIES recognize the best books published in 2021 from small, indie and university presses, as well as self-published authors.
  • "We're honored to have Jayden's Impossible Garden recognized as a Foreword INDIES award winner," says Kyra Ostendorf, Publisher of Free Spirit Publishing.
  • At the back of the book, readers will find activities to make items found in the book, such as the milk jug bird feeder.

Have a Little Golden Summer with Kohl's Cares Newest Collection

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Children, Family, Consumer, Fashion, Books, Retail, Entertainment, Department Stores, Penguin Random House, Books, Visual arts, The Poky Little Puppy, The Shy Little Kitten, Little Golden Books, Children\'s books, Golden Book, Picture book, Kohl's, Western Publishing

Kohls (NYSE: KSS) is on a mission to inspire children to develop a lifelong love of reading while at home this summer break with the newest Kohls Cares collection.

Key Points: 
  • Kohls (NYSE: KSS) is on a mission to inspire children to develop a lifelong love of reading while at home this summer break with the newest Kohls Cares collection.
  • Featuring beloved Little Golden Books story collections and coordinating plush, the Kohls Cares summer collection will surely create a whole new generation of Little Golden Book fans as families are in need of things to do while at home.
  • With classic stories like The Poky Little Puppy and The Shy Little Kitten, each book in the collection is sure to bring smiles to families faces as children discover, and parents relive, the magic and nostalgia on each page.
  • The new Kohl's Cares collection includes four picture books, each featuring three Little Golden Books stories:
    Little Golden Books are published by Random House Childrens Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Japan House London Launches Virtual Exhibition of Award Winning Storyteller and Illustrator Anno Mitsumasa

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Mitsumasa, Anno, Exhibition, Picture book, Humans

The exhibition was curated by, and exclusively for, Japan House London from August to October 2019, and is the first in a series of permanent virtual experiences at www.japanhouselondon.uk .

Key Points: 
  • The exhibition was curated by, and exclusively for, Japan House London from August to October 2019, and is the first in a series of permanent virtual experiences at www.japanhouselondon.uk .
  • This family-friendly exhibition showcases a variety of works from throughout the life of prolific storyteller and award-winning illustrator, Anno Mitsumasa, who has produced picture books and imaginative paintings for over 50 years.
  • Simon Wright, Director of Programming at Japan House London said, "This was the first time that the works of Anno Mitsumasa had been shown in the UK in such detail.
  • Japan House London is the new cultural centre offering visitors an experience of the best and latest from Japan.