The mice in Boo to You! by Lois Ehlert build their confidence for fending off a threatening black cat by constructing a creature out of t...

When I got to talk to Lois Lowry recently about her book Son , the conclusion to the Giver Quartet, we discussed the fact that we both ha...

In his autobiography for children, Chuck Close: Face Book , Chuck Close does two things extremely well. First, he allows readers to take a...

Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, is a story of patience. It is also a story of paying it forward....

Apple Print from Alphamom.com When we read with toddlers, it’s always an interactive experience. Trucks by Debbie Powell offers all sor...

David Levithan The narrator of Every Day by David Levithan, neither male nor female, simply called “A,” has literally lived the idea of...

Charles Dickens Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz felt like such a departure for the Newbery Medalist. When I got to interview ...