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Wilson, Donaldson and Jackson among authors at PRH Children's showcase
Jacqueline Wilson, Julia Donaldson and Sharna Jackson were among the authors and illustrators speaking at Penguin Random House Children’s annual highlights presentation.
The virtual showcase was streamed on 8th February to an audience of media, retailers and industry figures and showcased a selection of PRH Children’s upcoming 2022 publishing across Penguin, Puffin and Ladybird imprints.
It included stand-up comedy, a "draw-along", a YA novel game of "Never Have I Ever" and a trip to a llama farm, championing the publisher’s mission to “inspire, engage and educate children, while also reflecting society and enabling all children to see their experiences represented”.
Ladybird highlights included author and disability activist Ashley Harris Whaley and illustrator and disability activist Ananya Rao-Middleton introducing I Am You Are and talking about the hopes for the book, while writer and “Some Families” podcast host Lotte Jeffs introduced and read from My Magic Family for Puffin.
Donaldson also shared the first reading from Welcome to the World, Jackson discussed how Josephine Holloway inspired The Good Turn and Adam Hills introduced Rockstar Detectives with stand-up comedy based on the book. Jacqueline Wilson spoke about the inspiration and history behind Baby Love for Penguin YA while XiXi Tian introduced This Place is Still Beautiful.
Francesca Dow, m.d. said: “Here at Penguin Random House Children’s we believe in the power of books to help shape the future. We strive to seek out new stories and experiences, to both amplify great voices from the past, but also find new voices in the present, representing as widely as possible different cultures and communities. We want our books to create a map of the future, a vivid, joyful storytelling map... And we add our own Penguin, Puffin and Ladybird voice to help make others heard.”
The highlights presentation will be available to watch on demand until the end of February. For more information, visit the website.
