Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Teaching Black history in early childhood and elementary classrooms can be a challenging task for educators.

The new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature is a prolific, bestselling author of children’s books who hopes to use his two-year term to promote the wonders of picture stories.

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This special exhibit features 88 original illustrations created by Matthew Cordell featured in children's picture books written by him and other authors. Volunteers 16 years and up are needed ...

This year's Caldecott medal went to a book about an older sister frustrated when her baby brother "helps." The Newbery went to a middle-grade tale about a time traveler at the turn of the century.

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

Barnett has written more than 60 books for kids – chapter books, graphic novels and picture books. He, and illustrator Jon Klassen, created the popular shapes trilogy, which was adapted into a ...