Publisher’s Weekly reports…
BookExpo America 2010: Big Children’s Books of the Show
Jun 04, 2010
The BEA convention may have been shorter than in years past, but there was no shortage of major titles at the show last week. “It’s been a good show, bigger than I thought it would be,” said Mary Albi of Egmont USA, while Robert Kempe of Seven Footer Press called it “BEA on steroids,” due to the compressed two-day schedule.
Much of the buzz centered on works of fiction, including books like Ally Condie’s Matched and Jennifer Donnelly’s Revolution (“It’s been years since she’s written a children’s book. It was worth the wait, definitely worth the wait,” said Hannah Schwartz of Children’s Book World in Haverford, Penn., of the latter). But publishers are also banking on picture books and other titles for young readers, as well as anticipated new works by established authors like Kate DiCamillo, Lane Smith, and Tony DiTerlizzi. Here we break down the show’s biggest books by category.
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