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Three Questions You Need to Answer as a Children’s Book Writer

Three Questions You Need to Answer as a Children’s Book Writer

Mira Ptacin on Motherhood, Jon J. Muth's “The Three Questions,” and the Value of Learning to Live Moment to Moment

By Mira Ptacin | March 11, 2024

Thousands of KidLit professionals are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Thousands of KidLit professionals are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | January 22, 2024

Do You Believe in Magic? On The Timeless Charm of Children’s Books

Do You Believe in Magic? On The Timeless Charm of Children’s Books

Jane Mount Considers the Power of Literary Nostalgia in Creating Art

By Jane Mount | November 27, 2023

A Family of Rabbits Embarks on a Perilous Journey

A Family of Rabbits Embarks on a Perilous Journey

Watership Down">From the Illustrated Adaptation of Richard Adams's Classic Children's Story, Watership Down

By Richard Adams, James Sturm and Joe Sutphin | October 17, 2023

Fantastic Four"> On the Enduring Popularity of Marvel's <em

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Fantastic Four">On the Enduring Popularity of Marvel's Fantastic Four

"The fact that the stories and characters that made me a reader as a kid are still as prevalent today just goes to show how truly fantastic they still are."

By Jerry Craft | September 13, 2023

Reading Robert McCloskey’s Maine Trilogy as an Antidote to Climate Change Despair

Reading Robert McCloskey’s Maine Trilogy as an Antidote to Climate Change Despair

“I once again reach for these stories, and remember that we exist in a chain of forces that must be—and can be—respected.”

By Ethan Warren | August 16, 2023

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Weird, funny, dark children's books that I can recommend (as an adult, however).

By Janet Manley | July 26, 2023

Let the Kids Get Weird: The Adult Problem With Children’s Books

By Janet Manley | July 17, 2023

All hail "ambassador of gibberish" Michael Rosen, who won the PEN Pinter prize.

By Janet Manley | June 28, 2023

The Velveteen Rabbit At 100"> More Than A Children’s Story: <em

More Than A Children’s Story: <em

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The Velveteen Rabbit At 100">More Than A Children’s Story: The Velveteen Rabbit At 100

Lisa Rowe Fraustino on the Enduring Relevance of Margery Williams’s Most Famous Book

By Lisa Rowe Fraustino | June 23, 2023

A rare Maurice Sendak story will be published next year.

A rare Maurice Sendak story will be published next year.

By Janet Manley | June 22, 2023

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Tracing a Girlhood Through the Books That Predicted It

By Julie Buntin | April 24, 2023

Brian Selznick on How to Make a Hopeful Children’s Book About Our Environmental Crisis

Brian Selznick on How to Make a Hopeful Children’s Book About Our Environmental Crisis

Keen On">In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 6, 2023

In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

Howl's Moving Castle ">Joelle Kidd on the Delightfully Subversive Howl's Moving Castle

By Joelle Kidd | March 27, 2023

The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film"> Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, <em

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The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film">Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

“A good adaptation helps you to see the book anew.”

By Kate DiCamillo | March 17, 2023

In Defense of Whimsy, Nonsense, and Barbaric Balderdash in Children’s Books

In Defense of Whimsy, Nonsense, and Barbaric Balderdash in Children’s Books

Tim DeRoche on the Value of a Long-Neglected Genre of Kid Lit

By Tim DeRoche | January 24, 2023

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