Long before Franklin Smith began publishing children’s books, he was simply a dad telling stories at bedtime. Night after ...

Everyone of us remembers the book that left an imprint on our hearts and minds as a child. For me, it was “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters,” “Love You Forever,” and “The People Could Fly.” With my two ...

Members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators considered trends in children’s and young adult publishing on November 20, during a webinar led by author and editorial consultant ...

Sarah Warren (left), children's book author and co-founder of Picture Book Parade, an organization that promotes literacy and diverse local authors, and Shannon Gibney (right), author and professor of ...

(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 ...

A Sunderland teacher and author has published the first of a series of children’s books to help young readers navigate the ...

Since 1967, on Hans Christian Andersen's birthday (April 2), International Children's Book Day is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books. In honor of the day ...

In case you were wondering where the raging social-media pile-ons of the publishing world have gone since Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, these days many of them have migrated to Threads. Yes, ...

Nancy Bentley’s first book had one word per page. It was her 1988 board book, “Let’s Go, Feet,” that encouraged toddlers to do stuff with their feet, like jump rope and splash in puddles. A board book ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphic by theGrio From beloved classics to fresh new releases, these stories written by Black authors celebrate culture, ...