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 ...

The author of more than 60 books for young readers and 2011’s “Picture Book Manifesto” that challenged creators and their publishers to energize the category, Barnett became the 2025–2026 national ...

The air buzzed with laughter as children clutching colourful storybooks darted between rows of stalls lined with vibrant ...

On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.” As we interviewed children’s publishing professionals while compiling this list, ...

Melanie Walsh is an assistant professor in the Information School and an adjunct assistant professor in the English department at the University of Washington. She uses data to analyze contemporary ...

Book Buzz Foundation, in collaboration with the European Union, has launched The Nigeria Picture Book Project, the first-of-its-kind creative and capacity-building initiative designed to promote ...

By Stephen Beech Children's picture books enforce "outdated gender stereotypes" when it comes to coping with pain, according ...

A forgetful bear, a lovesick boy and, yes, George Washington share their views from the bridge. By Barney Saltzberg Barney Saltzberg’s many picture books for children include “Arlo Needs Glasses,” ...

If you're looking for new bedtime stories to read to your kids, you may want to check out Stephen King's latest book. Yes, normally that would be a pretty terrible recommendation, but the horror ...

Over the past decade, the number of picture books that parents can read to young children about personal boundaries and saying "no" to inappropriate touching has ballooned, as attention to preventing ...