The winners of the Newbery and Caldecott medals were announced this week. Here’s what to know about the books — and the ...

A few days after my mother passed last January, I found myself drawn to a book on my coffee table. Its cover showed a little ...

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Author Kwame Alexander will deliver the 2027 Children’s Literature Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American ...

Jewish authors win top prizes in children’s literature categories at the Sydney Taylor Book Awards, hosted by the Association ...

April 2 is International Children’s Book Day and Connecticut is or was home several authors and illustrators who are responsible for some of your favorites. One quite famous one was Maurice Sendak, ...

Why the buzz: “Singer-songwriter Emily Arrow’s debut picture book is a loving ode to the power of bookstores and the magic held within each story. Known for her memorable and kid-appealing children’s ...

(Free Spirit, July; illus. by Dream Chen; $18.99) Why the buzz: “Bea’s imagination, curiosity, and love for family shine on every page. She turns an ordinary box into a rocket ship, bear cave, and ...

British author Allan Ahlberg, who published more than 150 children’s books including “The Jolly Postman” and “Each Peach Pear Plum,” died Tuesday, according to his publisher. He was 87. Penguin Random ...

A local children's book author is planning to make a donation to Primary Children's Hospital to give back after everything the hospital has done for the community, including his own heart surgery when ...