" If we want our children to love books and to grow up to be readers, they deserve books written for them by adults who ...

Children’s literature does far more than entertain. The right stories shape imagination, build emotional intelligence and help children make sense of the world long before they have the words for it.

Yolen not only worked from her Hatfield home, she helped create a regional center of children’s book authors through her renown, her work ethic and her reputation as a writer willing to lift up those ...

Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and ...

Writer, editor, and scholar Gale Greenlee reflects on her current virtual book circle, “Reading Classic Black Children’s ...

An intrepid puppy who marches for labor rights. A 6-year-old girl who sews herself a locomotive to carry her away from her daily chores. A Jewish boy who would be Pope. These stories, written in ...

(Free Spirit, July; illus. by Dream Chen; $18.99) Why the buzz: “Bea’s imagination, curiosity, and love for family shine on every page. She turns an ordinary box into a rocket ship, bear cave, and ...

Canadian author and illustrator Jon Klassen has become the first Canadian creator to receive the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, one of the world’s most prestigious distinctions in children’s ...

Authors Khadijah VanBrakle, Huda Al-Marashi, Natasha Khan Kazi, and Diana Ma discuss their reasons for writing at "Multitudes: The Power of Authentic & Diverse Representation in Muslim Stories" at the ...

Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children's books written by people of color—especially women of color—according to a peer-reviewed ...

They’re writing books on parasitic worms, parental expectations, and wrongful convictions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipino publishers saw a sharp decline in their sales. In 2020, the industry ...