Latest Children's entertainment News
Children's book by chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians
LONDON (AP) — A children's book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian newspaper reported Saturday that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind. Reminders of it are everywhere. But the spark of inspiration...
Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: 'I'm here as a mother'
“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our...
Kate McKinnon to host National Book Awards next month. Jon Batiste will perform live
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's National Book Awards 75th anniversary ceremony won't only be a tribute to literature. Expect some laughs and some music, too. The National Book Foundation announced Thursday that Kate McKinnon of “Saturday Night Live" fame will host the Nov. 20 event...
Tori Amos' first children's book is an ode to inspiration
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children's book — her first — that she hopes will help young people follow their own paths of inspiration. “Tori and the Muses” will be published March 4 by the Penguin Random House imprint...
After playing Weird Barbie, Kate McKinnon's new children's book also celebrates being uniquely you
If you find it odd that Kate McKinnon chose her first book to be for middle-grade kids, the former “Saturday Night Live” star says, think again. “I find sketch comedy and middle school to be very similar,” she said recently over Zoom. “There can be an unabashed silliness in...
Parents will have to set aside some earnings for child influencers under new California laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California led the nation nearly 80...
Sen. Raphael Warnock is working on children's book inspired by the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is working on a children's book centered on a generous boy and a proliferating baloney sandwich and inspired by a Biblical miracle. Philomel Books, a Penguin Random House imprint, announced Thursday that it will release “We're in...
Children's book to blame for fire inside car, North Carolina officials say
BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials determined the cause of a fire inside a car in Burke County was a children's book. A child's car seat was set ablaze when a “button battery” in a children's book caught fire after being left in the vehicle on Sunday, according...
Comic Relief US launches new Roblox game to help children build community virtually and in real life
NEW YORK (AP) — The notion that online gaming could help players develop charitable habits seemed bold when the anti-poverty nonprofit Comic Relief US tested its own multiverse on the popular world-building app Roblox last year. As philanthropy wrestles with how to authentically...
