Kadir Nelson, the author and illustrator of We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, is the winner of the 2009 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most ... Read More

Any day now, all over the United States, schools will be holding 100th day celebrations. Many preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school classes have 100th-day-of-school parties in celebration of completing the ... Read More

Author Neil Gaiman has been awarded the 2009 Newbery Medal for his quirky fantasy novel The Graveyard Book, which was illustrated by Dave McKean and published by HarperCollins Children’s Books. "A ... Read More

I was delighted to learn that two of the books on my personal list of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008 were recognized with Caldecott honors, including the 2009 ... Read More

With the release of the movie version of Inkheart, the popular fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, there has been a lot of interest in both the book and the movie. ... Read More

Children's books by Roald Dahl have entertained generations of children. Dahl wrote nineteen children's books. His most popular books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Matilda and ... Read More

My list of Children's Books About the Chinese New Year includes several nonfiction picture books about children and their families celebrating the Chinese New Year in the United States, including ... Read More

In honor of the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, it seems appropriate to highlight Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit. Effectively ... Read More

The celebration of Martin Luther King Day in 2009 has special meaning, coming as it does the day before the inauguration of the nation's first African American president, Barack Obama. ... Read More

If your kids have read some of the Pura Belpré Award winners, they may be wondering, "Who was Pura Belpré and why is there an award named after her?" ... Read More

Middle school students (and a lot of fourth and fifth graders) love the very funny Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. They'll be delighted to know the third book in ... Read More

One of the requests I often receive is for a list of African American authors and illustrators of children's books. When I finally found one, it quickly disappeared from ... Read More

After I finished deciding what to include in my Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008 article, I began to read a lot of other "best books" lists from a ... Read More

If you are an aspiring (or published) author or illustrator of books for children and/or teens, you may find the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) a very ... Read More

I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Jon Scieszka for several reasons. I like his books, particularly The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and I wanted ... Read More

Take a look at my list of what I think are some of the best illustrated children's books of 2008 published in the U.S. The 10 books include We Are ... Read More

Take advantage of the helpful tips to organize and improve your family life by checking out all of the resolutions on the Parenting Resolutions Blog Carnival. You'll find resolutions from ... Read More