A mouse detective; a fresh take on the Odyssey; a dangerous wish; and the world’s most watched reality TV show ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. MAC BARNETT: Hi Jon. JON KLASSEN: Hi Mac. MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: "Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children." As we ...

Children’s literature is not the same as when we were little. In many ways, it’s better. The author of an instant-classic picture book reveals his tricks for breaking down even the most serious adults ...

One of the best parts of being a new grandparent is getting to read children’s books again. For me, it means revisiting those special books I remember reading to my children, and helping to create ...

As a child, Lisa Owens aligned herself with the little ones depicted in these books; now it was the harried adults who captivated her. By Lisa Owens Lisa Owens is a British-born Irish novelist and ...

Back when I first published this list in 2017, my two daughters were just 3 years and 7 months old. Now somehow I find myself the mom of an 11-year-old and an 8-year-old who have largely outgrown ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...