Chris Harris has built a successful comedy career as a writer and producer for the television shows How I Met Your Mother and The Late Show with David Letterman.
It was his brother’s whining that motivated young Adam Rex to become an artist. Rex could really draw and paint. He knew it; his brother knew it. “I was five when I overheard my eight-year-old [...]
Mem Fox is one of the world’s most beloved picture book authors. Her masterful use of meter, rhyme, and rhythm endear her works to children and adults alike. She has been recognized with [...]
It was one of her first jobs: leading her siblings and cousins down the road five blocks to the former Walker Library in Minneapolis. She was eight years old, and the oldest in a house with lots [...]
Nikki Grimes may now be a New York Times bestselling author and noteworthy poet held in high regard, but as a child, she faced significant family challenges and was in and out of foster care for [...]
For those living when the Twin Towers fell, it was a day that will never be forgotten. Yet, as difficult as it may be to believe, there is now a generation that is unfamiliar with the horror and [...]
Jason Reynolds has been deemed one of the most promising young adult novelists today. He has received prestigious accolades and awards including several Coretta Scott King Awards and Honors, the [...]
Determined to succeed, Kwame Alexander has never taken “no” well. If he has a vision, he works tirelessly to turn it into reality. A literary activist, poet, and author, Alexander writes [...]