Earlier this spring, some deeply purposeful accolades for distinctive children’s books were quietly presented: The Jane Addams Book Awards. The awards are named in honor…
For Harry Potter fans, the biggest day of the year has finally arrived. Beginning at midnight, devoted readers will be poring over Harry Potter and the…
The new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie opened last weekend, but you won’t be hearing this “Phoenix Song” in the film. Brief Sound…
Dirty Wow Wow and Other Love Stories, A Tribute to the Threadbare Companions of Childhood. Don’t you love that title? Here’s the premise for this…
Romare Bearden is one of this country’s best known artists, and he’s the subject of Claire Hartfield’s new book, Me and Uncle Romie, with pictures by…
Summer officially begins this week, but, around the world, the search for water during the hottest months of the year has turned into an exacting,…
In Darby, a historically significant novel for young readers, author Jonathan Scott Fuqua shows us that we must not underestimate the enlightened thinking of children. In…
At the American Library Association’s most recent conference, our correspondent Susan Raab spoke with Stephanie Bange, who is chairing the ALA’s new initiative, “Kids @…
Recess! correspondent Susan Raab spoke recently with the author, Candice Ransom, who has written over a hundred books for young people — from picture books to…
It’s the 400th anniversary this month of the founding of Jamestown, the site of the first English-speaking presence to survive on the coast of the…