Here are 10 kids' books NPR staff and critics loved this year If you've found yourself reading the same picture book over and over (and over and over) to a small but determined audience we see you ...

PEN America has reveals the most banned picture books from the 2023-2024 school year. On Jan. 27, the nonprofit organization, which raises awareness of banned or challenged titles in the United ...

It is good news that we now have two fine picture books about her. Chris Raschka, a two-time Caldecott Medalist, is the illustrator, most recently, of “Yellow Dog Blues,” by Alice Faye Duncan.

PEN America counted more than 10,000 book bans in the 2023-2024 school year, affecting more than 4,000 unique titles. To see the complete list of the most banned picture books of 2023–2024 ...

A new picture book about Lewis and two about Coretta Scott King make for illuminating reading on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday and throughout the year.

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.

Alabama Flags Children’s Picture Book Because Author’s Last Name Is “Gay” The book “Read Me A Story Stella” was listed as potentially sexually explicit, even though it is about two ...