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Growing Reader

Meet the Illustrator: Jen Hill

Jen Hill is the artist behind the sweet and historically accurate illustrations of Diana Hopkins and her friends (including FDR’s adorable dog) in Diana’s White House Garden.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

How to Raise Out-of-the-Box Thinkers: A Chat with Peter H. Reynolds

Peter H. Reynolds, author-illustrator of inspiring books including The Dot and Ish, shares tips for fostering creativity, bravery, and originality in kids.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Portraying Pax in Pencil: A Q&A with Illustrator Jon Klassen

You probably know Jon Klassen from his delightfully humorous books I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat. Now you’ll also know him as the artist behind the poignant illustrations in Pax.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Meet the Illustrator: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

When Jarrett J. Krosoczka isn't thinking up hilarious plot twists in his Lunch Lady graphic novel series, he writes and illustrates a variety of picture and middle grade books, and hosts “The Book Report with JJK."

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Meet the Illustrator: Hudson Talbott

Hudson Talbott, author-illustrator of Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art, discusses why he shares humor through art, the value of encyclopedias, and more.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Traveling the World with Magic Tree House: A Q&A with Mary Pope Osborne

With more than 50 books, the Magic Tree House series has inspired kids everywhere to pick up a book and join Jack and Annie on their adventures through time and space.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Pulling Together in Hard Times: A Q&A with Daniel James Brown

Daniel James Brown discusses this inspiring story of nine young men who bonded amidst a historic travesty, the perils of adapting a grown-up read for young readers, and more.

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Just For Fun

The Brightly Interview: LeVar Burton

Few have done more to bring the love of reading to every child, everywhere than LeVar Burton, a beloved storyteller across the generations and a children’s book author in his own right.

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Teen

A Poppy Among Daffodils: Michaela and Elaine DePrince Discuss Taking Flight

In a touching conversation, international ballet star Michaela DePrince and her mother, Elaine, share the origin story of their co-authored memoir Taking Flight.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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