Author Voices
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: K. G. Campbell
K. G. Campbell reflects on how his comical picture book Dylan the Villain carries on the British legacy of wicked kids in lit, shares practical advice for aspiring artists, and more.
Growing Reader
Tween
Don’t Banish the Ogre: Why We Should Share Sad and Scary Stories with Kids
Heather Shumaker explains why children need not-so-happy stories in their lives. When books reflect the range of human experience, kids feel wonder, empathy, and relief.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Reading Pictures: What Comics Can Teach Young Children
Jennifer L. Holm, the author behind the Babymouse and My First Comics series, explains how comics teach kids the building blocks of reading in a visual way.
Growing Reader
Tween
Blending Fact and Fiction: A Q&A with Shelley Pearsall
We chatted with Shelley Pearsall, author of The Seventh Most Important Thing, about healing heartache with art, how fiction can connect us to the past, and more.
Tween
Not Just for the Laughs: The Value of Comedy in Middle Grade Reads
Chris Grabenstein shares the secret power of funny books for tween readers: When kids are laughing, they don't realize how much they're learning.
Tips & Advice
Why I Created ‘Reading Rules’ for My Children — And Myself
Ariel Lawhon lists the Reading Rules she uses to keep her boisterous sons focused during read-alouds, and explains why she created a separate set of Rules just for herself.
Growing Reader
Tween
Finding “Vision” Without Your Glasses
Shelley Pearsall, author of The Seventh Most Important Thing, discusses the importance of paying attention to the world, beyond what is right in front of us.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
15 Authors Share Their All-Time Favorite Bedtime Stories for Kids
We asked fifteen awesome authors about the best bedtime books they have shared with their children or remember from their own childhoods.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
5 Tips for Raising Children With Active Imaginations
Author and early childhood education expert Erika Christakis shares five tips to help you open the imagination of your young child.
Tween
Teen
#OwnVoices: Why We Need Diverse Authors in Children’s Literature
Kayla Whaley, editor at Disability in Kidlit, explains why kids need to read books written by diverse authors, and shares five of her favorite #OwnVoices reads.
Tween
Advice from a Kid Author: How Grown-Ups Can Get Kids Writing
Jake Marcionette, bestselling kid author of the Just Jake series for middle-graders, shares his tips for grown-ups looking to inspire kids to write more.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Tim Miller
We chatted with illustrator Tim Miller about Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book), his “secret artistic formula,” and more!
