Carl Hiaasen: Kids Are the Coolest Audience
A new Carl Hiaasen novel for young readers has been a cause for celebration since his first book for kids—Hoot (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2002)—was named a Newbery Honor winner. And Wrecker [...]
Pete Oswald: Creative Collaboration Connects with Children
In any given group of kids, it’s not a surprise to meet up with someone like the Big Cheese—the child who’s always bragging about being the best. Or to sit down next to the Couch Potato, the [...]
Daniel Nayeri: There Are Many Ways to Experience Stories
From his opening line— “The first time I was stoned to death by an angry mob, I was not even a criminal”—the twelve-year-old narrator of Daniel Nayeri’s newest book, The Many Assassinations of [...]
Aimée Bissonette: Reading Reveals Worlds We Wouldn’t Otherwise Know
The Hicksville Public Library: Guest Post by Gary D. Schmidt
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the public library in Hicksville, New York, where I grew up in the years when librarians were revered and where their domains were quiet and benign [...]
Kazu Kibuishi and Amy Kim Kibuishi: Crafting Graphic Novels That Create Readers
Children Deserve Access to a Variety of Books to Validate Themselves and Learn about Others: Guest Post by Valerie Bolling
One of my greatest joys is getting students excited about reading and writing. As a child, I loved to do both. Starting in first grade, I wrote poems in a marble composition book, and if I wasn’t [...]
