Dr. Terri McFadden says it’s never too early to encourage children to read. She wants parents to not only read to their children, but to also sing and talk to them as well.

Facts and Figures compilation of children’s and YA bestsellers includes a wide variety of titles, dominated by middle grade graphic novel series, YA thrillers and romance, and evergreen picture book ...

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For Mac Barnett, being silly is a serious craft. Last month, the two-time Caldecott Medal honoree was appointed as the ninth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. During a ceremony ...

A sampling of some worthwhile 2024 picture books that didn’t make it into the column last year but, nevertheless, deserve ...

Freelance contributor Chelsea Zukowski is a Tampa Bay native who started her journalism career in 2014 at the Tampa Bay Times, working her way up from editorial assistant to entertainment reporter and ...

The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization’s annual One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Festival will recognize the creativity of 28 area students as it offers a day of free, family ...

Clark University professor Raphael Rogers has written a book, exploring positive portrayals of Black women and girls for ...

Book bans are typically framed as protections for children against “overtly sexual or explicit content,” said Heather Cole, ...

The iconic Mabel Dorothy Segun is 95. Born in 1930 at Ondo to Venerable Isaiah Aig-Imoukhuede and Mrs Eunice Aig-Imoukhuede, she is known popularly in the world of literature as Mrs. Mabel Segun.

Book bans are continuing to target LGBTQ-inclusive children’s and young adult books — but this year’s American Library ...

"Literacy is the root of education," said Kevin Watkins, president of the Branch of the NAACP. "You have to learn to read before you can be educated." ...