Today The Atlantic launches “65 Essential Children’s Books,” a new editorial project that brings together important ...

Find the best alphabet picture books for kids that aren’t just for babies and toddlers, they are also for preschoolers and early and upper elementary children. In fact, a good alphabet book is great ...

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 ...

Go and Get With Rex, by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. (Candlewick Press, $17.99, due May 7) A perfect book for kids who know the alphabet but aren’t yet strong readers — or for any ...

Lispector’s The Mystery of the Thinking Rabbit, illustrated by Kammal João, and Almost True, illustrated by Carla Irusta, will hit shelves on April 1. Both are translated from the Portuguese by ...

It seems unfair to announce a list of best books without revealing the criteria of judgment. It is true that the vogue for identity politics that has swept into children’s literature (and the rest of ...

It's often said that picture books can be windows and mirrors — an opportunity to explore the vast diversity of the world and see ourselves reflected back. These experiences are particularly important ...

Industry figures assess the current picture book market and hail the importance of awards for new talent in a crowded field.

LGBTQ advocates, eager to evangelize kids into the ever-shifting world of gender ideology, are writing LGBTQ children’s books to bring the youth into the fold. So many LGBTQ children’s books have been ...

Book Buzz Foundation, in collaboration with the European Union, has launched The Nigeria Picture Book Project, the ...

My books have been published by Allen & Unwin and Penguin Random House, both of whom are mentioned in this article. I currently supervise Rebecca Lim's PhD at Monash University. I have been an editor ...