Emertainment Monthly staffer Jailene Adorno created her own list of books that should be made bilingual. Read more »
| November 15, 2014, 11:07 pm
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Charles H. Revson Foundation, and WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show are sponsoring the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. Read more »
| November 15, 2014, 9:41 pm
Musical artist and philanthropist Alicia Keys has published her first children's book, Blue Moon. Read more »
| November 15, 2014, 7:45 pm
The creators of Latinas For Latino Lit compiled the Remarkable Latino Children's Literature of 2014 list to highlight Latino-themed books for young readers. Read more »
| November 15, 2014, 6:57 pm
The nomination period for 2014 *Book Shimmy* Awards is open. Epic Reads' *Book Shimmy* Awards is dedicated to honoring young adult books. Read more »
| November 15, 2014, 5:51 pm
Winner of the 2014 “Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge!” These two talented high school youths share their book with everyone.
| November 15, 2014, 7:30 am
Debbie Reese recalls Oyate's list of Thanksgiving books they did not recommend due to the misrepresentation of Native Americans. Read more »
| November 14, 2014, 10:52 pm
Eight kids sit at a table and share what they know about diversity in books. Author Matt de la Pena... Read more »
| November 14, 2014, 7:00 am
Michelle shares insights on herself and how she got started in writing. Her headband accessory is jumps out and reminds... Read more »
| November 14, 2014, 6:15 am
Colleen Mondor cites Robert Dawson's The Public Library: An American Commons as one of the best, and most important books she's read in 2014. Read more »
| November 13, 2014, 7:30 pm
A little more action was the message that arose during a November 12 Children’s Book Council panel discussion on marketing diverse children’s books. Read more »
| November 13, 2014, 6:30 pm
Here’s where we’ll feature a community member each month! Interested in being a part of our community? Sign-up for our weekly... Read more »
| November 11, 2014, 3:25 pm
We work closely with industry experts behind the scenes and we know how valuable they are to our success. So we’ll feature a... Read more »
| November 11, 2014, 3:15 pm
It’s no secret that our staff has several anglophiles on board. We don’t just love the U.K. because our book, Bubblegum... Read more »
| October 20, 2014, 3:30 pm
Columbus Day has passed, and this year it was met with a fair amount of defiance via social media. The... Read more »
| October 16, 2014, 8:35 pm
Subjects once considered taboo for people of any age are making their way into books geared toward the youngest readers.... Read more »
| September 9, 2014, 9:05 am
In 2009, Tod Bol built the first Little Free Library in Hudson, Wisconsin. Five years later there are 18,000 Little... Read more »
| September 3, 2014, 6:57 pm
Of 3,200 children’s books published last year, only 93 featured black characters—and the numbers weren’t great for Asians, American Indians,... Read more »
| July 27, 2014, 10:30 am
Today I want to focus on one of the most magical family dinners ever portrayed. Faith Ringgold created her first... Read more »
| July 25, 2014, 3:30 pm
When working as an elementary teacher in the United States, I found it hard to find original children’s literature in... Read more »
| July 24, 2014, 3:30 pm