The winners of the Newbery and Caldecott medals were announced this week. Here’s what to know about the books — and the prestigious awards.

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.

As someone who’s spent years observing how children interact with books—both at home and through conversations with ...

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In The One About the Blackbird, a young boy learns to play guitar from his grandfather. And there's one song in particular that they ...

Cast your vote for the best Australian children’s picture book from 27 January to 5 February. You can vote every day ...

Best-seller lists for picture books, chapter books and paperbacks are published in rotation. This is the picture-book list. 1. Oh, the Places You'll Go! written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss (Random ...

Deputy culture editor Sian Cain speaks to author Graeme Base about how he wrote his bestselling and beloved books Animalia and The 11th Hour, and why he set out to challenge curious kids ...

Song has gone on to make what she describes in her bio as “children’s books about sweetly funny outsiders.” She’s the creator ...

Plus Natalia Shaloshvili’s “What a Small Cat Needs” nand Grace Farris’s “More Than a Million.” ...

Readers share the enjoyment, for adults, too, and offer research showing how the genre advances child linguistic and cognitive development. To the Editor: Re “You’re Not Too Old for Picture Books” ...

HarperCollins Children's Books has signed a new picture book from Oliver Jeffers and illustrator Kevin Waldron.