Since 2006, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award has been awarded annually "to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as ... Read More

The annual Notable Children's Books List, compiled each year by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) (a dvision of the American Library Association), is a terrific resource. ... Read More

With the announcement on Monday of the winners of a number of children's book awards, ALSC has been in the news. If you have been wondering what ALSC is, it ... Read More

The 2007 Newbery Medal winner is Susan Patron, the author of The Higher Power of Lucky. The Newbery Medal represents the highest honor an author of children's books can receive ... Read More

As the 2007 Caldecott Medal winner for his book Flotsam, David Wiesner has achieved the highest honor a children's picture book illustrator can receive in the United States. This ... Read More

If you are looking for books about Jewish life and culture, you will be interested in the recent announcement by the Association of Jewish Libraries of the 2007 Sydney ... Read More

No, it's not. Instead, it is being used as a placeholder by Scholastic, Inc., the American publisher of the Harry Potter series, until the actual cover artwork is announced. This ... Read More

If you have a student in grades 5-8 who’s going to be involved in a science fair, I highly recommend the children’s nonfiction book Science Fair Handbook. Both you ... Read More

The Journey That Saved Curious George is the fascinating true story of the wartime escape from Paris of Margret Rey and H. A. Rey, the creators of Curious George. After ... Read More