Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book featuring an anthropomorphic pencil, a graphic novel adaptation ...

These back-to-school reads will help children tackle first-day nerves, new teachers, letters, numbers and more. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book author and illustrator, and the ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

The author of “A Wolf Called Wander” recommends titles old and new, fantastical and true. By Rosanne Parry Rosanne Parry is the author of nine novels for young readers, including the Voice of the ...