An Interview with Whitney Gardner, Illustrator of Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice
So I dove in and loved it. Absolutely loved it. Then my kids loved it. Then my husband loved it.…
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Odd-Couple Truck Friends, A Kid Who Really Wants a Dog, and a Reminder That Water is Amazingly Beautiful: 12 October Picture Books We’re Excited About
There’s a chill in the air—which means it’s the perfect time for you and your child to wrap yourselves in…
A Bear in Underwear, A Hardworking Pug Dad, and a Refugee in Search of Home: 10 Enchanting Picture Books
There’s a picture book for every little reader in this pile, from animal lovers to little sisters who are sick…
6 Savvy Picture Books About Sharing, Patience, and Managing Big Feelings
Anger, happiness, sadness, anxious—so many big feelings for our children to figure out! Sometimes it helps to read a story…
Two Young Fans Interview Dragons Love Tacos Author Adam Rubin About His Newest Book, High Five
Cooper: How did you and Daniel Salmieri meet? And do you two always give each other a high five when you see…
Interview: Jeff Kinney Speaks to Two Young Readers About Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid!
Addison: I’ve always wondered what Rowley is thinking so it’s so cool that we get to read about his life in…
Melissa Sarno’s Debut Novel Just Under the Clouds Examines Homelessness with Sensitivity and Compassion
As a school counselor, I was very much looking forward to Melissa Sarno’s debut middle grade novel, Just Under the…
Veera Hiranandani’s The Night Diary Tells the Gripping Story of a Young Girl’s Harrowing Journey
The Night Diary is set in India in 1947, a country divided by political unrest and violence, but the struggles and…
Two Young Fans Interview Author Laura Gehl and Illustrator Christopher Weyant on Their New Book My Pillow Keeps Moving!
When your children snort with laughter when they read a book, you know you have a keeper on your hands.…
Fans of Magical Coming-of-Age Stories: Don’t Miss Neil Patrick Harris’ The Magic Misfits
People love magic. It gives us something to believe in when our brains tell us there is no way a…
Author Mo Willems Talks to Two Young Superfans
Willems’ newest book, Sam, the Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World, is a companion to his hilarious Leonardo the Terrible…
Lisa Ann Scott’s Back on the Map is a Heartwarming Story About Fighting for What You Believe In
My daughter rushed to open the padded envelope containing Lisa Ann Scott’s latest middle grade novel, Back on the Map.…
Olympic Sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross’ Run With Me is an Inspiring Autobiography
We love screaming “RUN” at the television as Olympic sprinters dash across the track, each vying for the coveted gold medal.…
Let Nancy Thayer’s Secrets in Summer Take You to the Beach This Weekend
It was 38 degrees outside and a frigid hailstorm pounded against my living room window. However, as I read Nancy…
Chelsea Clinton’s She Persisted Shares the Powerful Stories of 13 American Women
When Chelsea Clinton decided to write a picture book about powerful women in history called She Persisted: 13 American Women…
Two Budding Artists Interview Illustrator Chris Appelhans
There’s a picture hanging on our bedroom wall of a giraffe. It doesn’t look like a giraffe or even have…
Sometimes More Isn’t Better: Sophie Kinsella’s My Not So Perfect Life
There are currently 137 photos on my phone that were all from my attempt to get just one happy, everyone-looking-forward,…
Not Quite Love at First Sight: Mary Balogh’s Someone to Hold
I’ll admit it: Up until now, I had never dipped my toe in the pool of historical romances before. I was…
Sarah Mlynowski’s Whatever After Series: Fairy Tales with a Feminist Twist
It always bothered me that Rapunzel just sat around waiting in her tower for a man to save her. Are…