According to the Kirkus Prize website, “The Kirkus Prize is one of the richest literary awards in the world, with a prize of $50,000 bestowed annually to authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers’ literature. It was created to celebrate the decades of discerning, thoughtful criticism Kirkus Reviews has contributed to both the publishing industry and readers at

Let’s celebrate the birthday of the award-winning author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar; The Grouchy Lady Bug; and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? The remarkable author had an eventful life, from his German roots to his literary success with children’s picture books. Eric Carle was born on June 25, 1929, in

The publishing program will launch with Elbow Grease, a picture book, on October 9, 2018, with first printing of 250,000 and available for preorder now. Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will publish a line of books written by globally beloved WWE champion, movie star, multi-talented entertainer, and philanthropist