AS THE CROW FLIES Melanie Gillman shares AS THE CROW FLIES, a graphic novel following a group of queer teens who meet while stuck on a...

SHUBH RAATRI DOST/GOOD NIGHT FRIEND Nidhi Chanani (@nidhiart) shares SHUBH RAATRI DOST/GOOD NIGHT FRIEND, a new board book in which two...

BABYMOON Hayley Barrett (@hayleybwrites) and Juana Martinez-Neal (@juanamartinez) are the author and the illustrator of BABYMOON, a new...

...IS THERE A MESSAGE I CAN BRING TO THEM FROM YOU? A number of you have asked about plans to celebrate the 500th episode and, the truth...

I AM HUMAN Susan Verde (@susanverde) shares I AM HUMAN: A BOOK OF EMPATHY, which is illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. I AM HUMAN carries...

WHEN YOU ARE BRAVE Pat Zietlow Miller (@PatZMiller) shares REMARKABLY YOU and WHEN YOU ARE BRAVE, two recent picture book releases that...

Oh my word! What a start to the year! Here's what stuck out to me from the JANUARY 2019 picture book releases that crossed my desk. I...

ANOTHER Christian Robinson makes his author-illustrator debut with ANOTHER, a wordless picture book exploring the literal experience of...

LIGHTS, CAMERA, CARMEN! Anika Aldamuy Denise (@AnikaDenise) is the author of PLANTING STORIES: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura...

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of April is now available online for FREE. Share with teachers,...

KHALIDA AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG Amanda Moeckel (@AmandaMoeckel) is the author and illustrator of KHALIDA AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG,...

Challenging the ordinary through storytelling is a surefire way to hook readers. Take a familiar tale and tell it from a new perspective....

TRIANGLE, SQUARE, and CIRCLE Mac Barnett (@macbarnett) and Jon Klassen (@burstofbeaden) are the award-winning team of many beloved books...

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of March is now available online for FREE. Share with teachers,...

Understanding our feelings and the feelings of other builds empathy and sensitivity, helping to make us a more supportive, more...