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Locations fascinate and inspire me. The grand hush of a museum is more memorable to me than the art inside. The eeriness of a ...
"My Border Collie became best friends with a crow," the onscreen text explained as the two were hanging out together in the ...
Even the smallest among us can lead change. That’s the message of this charming quartet of children’s picture books.
In this amusing picture book, full of dry wit, seemingly unrelated storylines converge to show that priorities may not be obvious and that things are not always as they appear. Crow sits on a ...
The winner of this year’s Oscar’s Book Prize, Polly Noakes as Just The Two Of Us announced at the annual ceremony celebrating the best picture books for young children.
Stories from the public are being sought to complete research into the state’s history during the Jim Crow-era, when African-Americans used a “green book” to find food and lodging where they ...
Two years later, the Japanese American artist Taro Yashima was awarded a Caldecott Honor for “Crow Boy,” a picture book with thrilling expressionist graphics and a contemporary story about a ...
In a powerful new book, a hero of the Civil Rights era tells her story to children Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court ...
And this year, there are many newly-published picture books that celebrate aspects of Black life in nuanced ways, portraying history, culture, and joy. Here are five of our favorites.
Five New Picture Books Share Indigenous Stories New picture books depict contemporary Indigenous children and elders and highlight stories of kinship, heritage, and community.
The Most Banned Picture Books From the 2023-2024 School Year Show 'What’s Really at Stake in the Book Ban Crisis' Nonprofit organization PEN America released a list of the most banned titles on ...