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“Why are people so anxious for kids to move on from picture books?” asks Bob Shea, picture book author and illustrator. “When my son was in Kindergarten, there was a little girl in his class who [...]

“I have to admit, I wasn’t a huge reader growing up,” says Mike Wohnoutka, an award-winning illustrator and soon-to-be author. Though he may not have been turned on to reading as a youngster, he [...]

Known as Snot-Nose and various other nicknames during her childhood, friends and relatives may not have believed Gennifer Choldenko would one day be a prolific writer with a Newbery Honor Book. [...]

February is “I Love to Read” month, and Rita Marshall and Etienne Delessert, the well known creators of the popular I Hate to Read (2013, The Creative Company) books, are passionate about [...]

“I was a very reluctant reader,” confesses Chris Van Dusen, an award-winning author/illustrator of children’s books. “As a child, I would sit on my mom’s lap and she would read Dr. Seuss books, [...]

One might assume that David Wiesner was born an accomplished artist. He is a celebrated author/illustrator with numerous awards, honors, and even three Caldecott medals and two Caldecott Honors. [...]