(Free Spirit, July; illus. by Dream Chen; $18.99) Why the buzz: “Bea’s imagination, curiosity, and love for family shine on every page. She turns an ordinary box into a rocket ship, bear cave, and ...

Authors Khadijah VanBrakle, Huda Al-Marashi, Natasha Khan Kazi, and Diana Ma discuss their reasons for writing at "Multitudes: The Power of Authentic & Diverse Representation in Muslim Stories" at the ...

What was your favorite book as a kid? That question makes for a surprisingly effective icebreaker. You can tell a lot about someone from the books they read as a child. Case in point: I’m a journalist ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. WUYI, China, Dec. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On December 6, the 2025 "Silk Road for All Children" International ...

Children’s literature does far more than entertain. The right stories shape imagination, build emotional intelligence and help children make sense of the world long before they have the words for it.

Everyone of us remembers the book that left an imprint on our hearts and minds as a child. For me, it was “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters,” “Love You Forever,” and “The People Could Fly.” With my two ...

PROVIDENCE – An Oct. 18 talk by award-winning writer Jacqueline Woodson will kick off this year's Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors on Oct. 19 at the Lincoln School, the last to be ...

They’re writing books on parasitic worms, parental expectations, and wrongful convictions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipino publishers saw a sharp decline in their sales. In 2020, the industry ...

A study at the University of Colorado found that the majority of books banned by U.S. school districts during the 2021-22 school year were children’s books, and most were by authors of color. As ...

It’s not often that you meet your heroes, but I did a decade ago at a London book launch. I noticed a pleasant older man standing alone and went over to chat to him. He knew who I was and when asked, ...

British author Allan Ahlberg, who published more than 150 children’s books including “The Jolly Postman” and “Each Peach Pear Plum,” died Tuesday, according to his publisher. He was 87. Penguin Random ...