Molly Bang's Picture This, How Pictures Work is a fascinating book for 9-12 year olds and teens. Picture This grew out of the artist's desire to understand one question: ... Read More

I still remember the joy I felt as a child when I found out that whenever I visited the library, I could borrow some of the wonderful children's books there ... Read More

The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) recently announced the winners of the 2006 CBCA Children's Book of the Year Awards. Awards were presented in five categories: Older Readers, Younger ... Read More

Have your children read any of the Jane Addams Peace Association's 2006 winners of the Jane Addams Children's Book Awards? According to the Association, Books chosen effectively address themes ... Read More

It takes time, patience, consistency, and a good sense of humor to help your children learn good manners. Children's books about good manners and etiquette can help. From ... Read More

On August 18, 1920, with its approval by the state of Tennessee, the nineteenth amendment finally achieved ratification by the required three-fourths of the states. On August 26, 1920, the ... Read More

It's always fun to read about new children's books. Here's some recent tips from two of my favorite blogs about children's books: In her Kids Lit blog, Tasha Saecker, the director ... Read More

Faraway Home is a terrific children's picture book. The text by Jane Kurtz and the watercolors by E.B. Lewis are exceptional. Jane Kurtz, who presently lives in Kansas, grew ... Read More

If you love children's books, you'll love Amy Gash's What the Dormouse Said, Lessons for Grown-Ups From Children's Books. It's a collection of quotations from more than 200 children's ... Read More

Maurice Sendak has had a major influence on the field of children's literature. The list of awards presented to him is too long to include in full. Sendak received the ... Read More