As a child, Lisa Owens aligned herself with the little ones depicted in these books; now it was the harried adults who captivated her.

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A bunny who loves to bake, illustrated poems about amazing animals and a YA verse novel of dancefloor salvation ...

It probably won’t come as news to you that reading to children carries with it a lot of benefits, such as promoting language comprehension and literacy. According to 2016 statistics from Scholastic, ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

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 ...