When Margarita Engle was young, she spent her summers with her mother’s extended family in Cuba. While there, a passion…
Lee Wardlaw wrote her first novel when she was in the second grade. It was about a girl named Teena…
For Christa Pierce “Did You Know That I Love You” is much more than a picture book — it’s a…
“All of us, especially children, can relate to that feeling of being misunderstood and under-appreciated, of getting shot down before…
The idea of a “traditional” family isn’t so traditional anymore. Families have become whatever works best for each individual unit.…
Jan Brett travels like a rock star — a rock star with a bunny, husband, an easel, two bus drivers…
David Ezra Stein has loved animals since he was a little kid. He used to make up stories about the…
Artist Will Hillenbrand has a very vivid imagination. He thinks in pictures, with images coming first. His books come from…
Picture book authors and illustrators don’t often work together. In most cases, they don’t meet or even talk during the…
I grew up visiting the library. My mom took me and my brothers once a week. We’d check out boxes…