The author of more than 60 books for young readers and 2011’s “Picture Book Manifesto” that challenged creators and their publishers to energize the category, Barnett became the 2025–2026 national ...

Today The Atlantic launches “65 Essential Children’s Books,” a new editorial project that brings together important ...

Keira Knightley tells USA TODAY about writing and illustrating “I Love You Just the Same,” which came from a nighttime ...

Months after Elise Caffee died in an accident in Mexico, a book that she co-wrote with Utah author Tiffany Rosenhan has been ...

(RNS) — Since childhood, I’ve been a regular target of ignorance and bigotry. My experience contributed to my becoming a scholar of history and religion, but more than that, it has given me a clearer ...

Six months after her toddler's death, Dewey assured followers that her forthcoming book will be "lighthearted, creative, and children-age appropriate" Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Bestselling British author Sally Lloyd-Jones opens up about her new book Jesus, Our True Friend, which she hopes invites children and adults alike to see Jesus not as a distant judge but as a loving ...

Ten years has passed since Lisa Mantchev first called Pet Club to order in her debut picture book, Strictly No Elephants, featuring art by Taeeun Yoo. When a boy and his tiny pet elephant discover ...

Toni Morrison’s words still have the power to shake the world. Even in an era when her books face censorship, her legacy continues to inspire. Now, bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney is ensuring ...