Local and regional picture book authors and illustrators are enjoying new releases this year with titles that offer something for everyone's summer reading list. Iowa City's own Jennifer Black ...

On November 21, Women’s Media Group hosted “Celebrating the Women and Art of Children’s Books” at the Society of Illustrators in Manhattan. The society’s annual Original Art showcase—an exhibit of the ...

The school year is drawing to a close, teeing up the so-called summer slide — when some kids lose some of the academic gains they made because they’re no longer in class every day. One way to stop the ...

"The House We Sheltered In" and "The Masks We Wore" by Freeman Ng. CATHY WURZER: COVID may no longer officially be a pandemic. But writers and artists will be working for years to come to create ...

The Golden Age of children’s book illustration is understood to have run more or less from 1860 to 1930. The spread of literacy, newfangled methods of production and an almost mystical efflorescence ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It is an exciting day at Aspen Meadow Elementary School. Maia Gonzalez is reading the book she wrote, "The Elote Man Goes to College," to over 100 students at the charter ...

Children’s book illustration is more than decoration—it’s the heartbeat of storytelling for young readers. From color palettes that guide emotions to styles that spark imagination, illustrators use ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Historian Leonard S. Marcus’s new work, Pictured Worlds, surveys 101 of the literary art form’s greatest practitioners. In this excerpt, Marcus delves into the rich global history of picture books and ...

AI-powered platforms are transforming children's picture book creation, enabling authors and illustrators to produce consistent, high-quality visuals and stories in days at a fraction of traditional ...