It’s not often that you meet your heroes, but I did a decade ago at a London book launch. I noticed a pleasant older man ...

Remember that magical feeling of getting lost in a children’s book as a kid? As adults, revisiting those same pages can feel ...

Matilda to Alice in Wonderland - THE LIST: The classics you may already know, and the hidden gems that deserve more attention – as chosen by Philip Womack ...

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.

Birdsall’s latest novel, The Library of Unruly Treasures, follows Gwen MacKinnon, another memorable young protagonist. When ...

Beloved author Allan Ahlberg, who wrote the children’s classic Funnybones, has died aged 87, his publisher Penguin Random ...

"Macbeth" for babies? "War and Peace" for toddlers? Utah author Jennifer Adams creates board books that introduce icons of ...

British author Allan Ahlberg, who published more than 150 children’s books including “The Jolly Postman” and “Each Peach Pear ...

Allan and Janet Ahlberg’s partnership redefined children’s books that continue to delight generations of young readers.

When it comes to disability representation in children’s literature, historically, books have been authored by non-disabled people and for non-disabled people, according to award-winning author ...

In children’s books with adult heroes, children get to conspire alongside their elders. Defying the too-often adversarial relationship between adults and children in literature, such books ...

The Duke Museum of Picture Book Art's festival takes you on a playful journey through Malaysia's children's book heritage ...