Melissa Stewart’s website notes that if she were to be a type of punctuation, she’d be a question mark. That’s the perfect choice for a writer who enjoys asking questions, researching new topics, [...]
Peter Brown’s mix of adventure, humor, and timely insights have turned his Wild Robot series of illustrated middle grade novels into bestsellers. The third installment, The Wild Robot Protects [...]
Traci Sorell, an award-winning author and a Cherokee Nation citizen, has written a wide range of books for readers of different ages, including both fiction and nonfiction, contemporary and [...]
Frank Morrison’s illustrations are infused with movement—bold, jubilant, vibrating, expressive—the artwork leaps off the pages of his books. Morrison, who started his journey as a graffiti artist [...]
As the winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal for We Are Water Protectors (written by Carole Lindstrom, Roaring Brook, 2020), Michaela Goade became the first Indigenous person and BIPOC woman to [...]
Growing up, I always looked forward to the Thanksgiving holiday. It was a time to gather with family and celebrate being thankful for life’s blessings. As I grew older and encountered multiple [...]
Each Nina Crews picture book beckons young readers to explore and promises them that ordinary moments can be transformed into the exceptional. Crews is especially known for her dynamic [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist As a new school library project manager, I team with librarians and principals to curate book collections for [...]
