Paired with fun activities, these picture books help build skills like fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality.

If I were to write a book, it would probably be fairly generic. I’d want everyone to like it, so it might be a little bit bland. These books are exactly the opposite. They are all very differ… ...

My analysis of more than 100 popular picture books revealed an average fourth-grade reading level. Picture books provide an engaging introduction to the complex dimensions of formal language ...

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.

Picture book authors and illustrators are not afraid to tackle themes and formats anymore. Perhaps this is the reason biographies have suddenly become popular. Mamta Nainy, author of the Magic ...

That research inspired the study of how kids learn about politics through picture books, one of the most popular forms of literature for children from birth to age 8. The study recently was ...

Here are the top seven most-banned books from the 2021-22 school year, according to PEN America, the free-speech advocacy organization that documents book bans nationwide.

Barnett has written more than 60 books for kids – chapter books, graphic novels and picture books. He, and illustrator Jon Klassen, created the popular shapes trilogy, which was adapted into a ...

With so few words, most of them kid-friendly, it should be a piece of cake. But it depends on who’s holding the whisk. By Daniel Hahn In “Where the Wild Things Are,” the boy Max finds ...