Among all the frights this month, young readers can look forward to a bit of fun with notable releases including a picture ...

Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Today launches “65 Essential ...

It might be spooky season, but young readers need not fear, because new installments to favorite series promise that beloved ...

Works by Jane Godwin, Joshua David Stein and Matthew Diffee find new lenses through which to explore an old subject, in ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

At a time when book bans are raging and the federal government is pushing back against DEI initiatives, there’s one place where diversity is thriving: children’s literature. Picture books—which cater ...

From hilarious picture books to captivating page-turners, Shenandoah County school libraries celebrated National Book Month ...

Keira Knightley tells USA TODAY about writing and illustrating “I Love You Just the Same,” which came from a nighttime ...

Composer Carla Lucero and librettist Jarrod Lee reimagine "Hello, Star," for new San Francisco opera about love, curiosity ...

Seven Canadian books for young people have won prizes at the 2025 Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Awards. The seven ...

From grazed elbows to bruised knees, pain is a common part of childhood. But how do young children learn about pain and make ...