Jeff Kinney: Everyone Has a Story to Tell
If a new Wimpy Kid book isn’t enough reason for a celebration, then how about the release of the twentieth title in this phenomenally popular series? Partypooper (Amulet Books, 2025) [...]
Katherine Paterson: I Write to Find Answers
Katherine Paterson has been named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in acknowledgment of her two Newbery Medals, her two National Book Awards, and the profound impact her books have had [...]
Rebecca Stead and Gracey Zhang: Exploring Change and the Power of Shared Wishes
Autumn is a season of change—in nature and in the classroom—and the perfect opportunity to showcase Anything (Chronicle, 2025), a new title that presents the picture book debut of Newbery [...]
Antwan Eady: Let Your Dreams Carry You
Antwan Eady’s newest picture book, The Gathering Table (Knopf, 2025), illustrated by London Ladd, is a powerful recounting of a year of celebrations happening around one outdoor family table [...]
Erin Soderberg Downing: Exploring the World Through the Safety of a Book
Erin Soderberg Downing doesn’t just imagine her characters’ challenges; she often lives them! For her upcoming middle grade novel What Happened Then—which comes out September 2 from [...]
Pam Muñoz Ryan: Creating Characters Who Overcome and Grow
Winning the 2024 Children’s Literature Legacy Award is only one of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s many distinguished honors. She is also the recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN Center [...]
