All throughout September and October, the Bryant Library will be presenting lectures by Roseanne Baxter Frank on the elements of picture book writing. The meeting dates are Tuesdays, Sept. 12, 19, 26 ...

Local author Quinn Miller Murphy’s childhood in a multiracial household taught her about the importance of food for connecting with family and heritage. She was also a big reader as a kid, but growing ...

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 ...

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, we invited picture book authors to discuss how they highlight the expanse of Asian ...

Is the Getty Really Spending That Much Money for Its Redo? The Rummage Sale of The Devil Wears Prada 2 Walk in Benjamin Harrison’s Footsteps for Gilded Age Glam A well-crafted picture book is a ...

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 writers whose works look different from one another because they’re illustrated by different artists are less apt to be on your radar. From “Big Bear and Little Bear Go ...

This Mother's Day, many of us will also be thinking about our grandmothers, great-grandmothers and ancestors. The connection between grandmother and grandchild is at the heart of "Memory Garden," ...

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.

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.