Elementary teachers can use these books to give students an easy entry point into writing now that winter break is over—and throughout the year.

I am one of those parents who love to collect seasonal books. I keep a set of picture books for all the seasons and holidays, and pull them out each year to reread. I also refresh our home library to ...

Ongoing program tracks reading milestones and rewards participation – The Paso Robles City Library is hosting an ongoing ...

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 ...

Keats once said, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Some would say the same about a picture book. Many teachers and librarians believe that picture books aren’t just for the wee ones, and they are ...

Recently, former President Barack Obama paid a visit to the Bessie Coleman Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sitting before a group of elementary school students, he read How Bessie ...