Illustration
Growing Reader
Tween
Far Out! Author David A. Aguilar On Depicting Never-Before-Seen Outer Space Discoveries for Kids
From alien invasion to asteroids, author David Aguilar uses one-of-a-kind images to explore outer space and the impact interstellar objects could have on our planet.
Growing Reader
Tween
Illustrators Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson on Giving A Poem for Peter Its Visual Depth
We chatted with the illustrators behind A Poem for Peter about how they reacted when they found out they’d be working on the book, why collage is so exciting to create, and what even the most experienced artists can learn from children.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Emily Winfield Martin on Daydreams, Drawing, and the Delight of Small Things
We chatted with Emily Winfield Martin, author of The Littlest Family's Big Day, about dreams big and small, her favorite critters from children’s literature, and the power and peril in being little in a big world.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Erin E. Stead
Caldecott Medal-winning Erin E. Stead's charming and wistful artwork in the The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, a brand-new picture book about finding friendship in unexpected places, is enough to take any reader’s breath away.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Bullies, Bystanders, and True Friends: Hannah E. Harrison on the Complex Dynamics of Early Friendships
In her latest book, My Friend Maggie, author and illustrator Hannah E. Harrison tackles the tough topic of bullying with candor, kindness, and heart.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Las Alegrías of Bilingual Books: Juana Martinez-Neal on Raising Kids to Be Compassionate World Citizens
We chatted with Juana Martinez-Neal, illustrator of La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños, about why it's so important for kids to read bilingual books and some of her favorite Spanish/English children's books.
Pre-K
Meet the Illustrator: Steve Breen
Steve Breen is the author and illustrator of A Perfect Mess, a fun, lighthearted picture book about a clumsy little rhino trying to stay picture-perfect on class photo day.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
The Dinosaur Princess: A Terrifically Twisted, Two-Minute Fairy Tale
Author and illustrator team Michelle Robinson and Fred Blunt created an exclusive new story for Brightly that flips familiar fairy tale tropes upside down. Grab your young reader and get ready to giggle all the way through the terrifically twisted happy ever after.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Corey R. Tabor
We chatted with Corey Tabor, illustrator of the wonderful A Dark, Dark Cave, about the role public school played in his becoming an artist, how his own backyard adventures inspire him to create art, and more.
Growing Reader
Tween
Why Graphic Novels Are Storytelling Quicksand for Reluctant Readers (In a Good Way)
Some kids fall in love with reading. Some don’t. Judd Winick, author of Hilo, explains why he thinks the kids in the “don’t” column would dig comics.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Meet the Illustrator: Debbie Ridpath Ohi
We chatted with Debbie Ohi, illustrator of Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in What's That Smell?, about creating the ever-adorable Mitzi, why she's glad she read scary books as a kid, and more.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Michael Rex
Vehicle-obsessed kids and their parents will love the sly humor of Michael Rex's imaginative picture book With Any Luck, I’ll Drive a Truck.
