QUINCE QUINCE is a 15-issue comic book series created by Sebastian Kadlecik (@smkaddy), authored by Kit Steinkellner (@BooksAreMyBFs),...

LOWRIDERS BLAST FROM THE PAST Cathy Camper (@cfastwolf) and Raúl the Third (@raulthe3rd) are the creative team behind the LOWRIDERS...

NOODLEPHANT Noodlephant is an elephant who loves pasta. The kangaroos do not like pasta. In fact, they make a law so that no one can...

CHICKS RULE! Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (@SudiptaBQ) is the author of CHICKS RULE!, a book about confronting "no", having enough, and taking...

SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS Susan Kusel and Rebecca Levitan join today on behalf of the SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD, presented annually to...

I've been invited to lead a webinar on building social media skills for writers and illustrators. The webinar, hosted by the...

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...

Celebrating friends is kinda the best. Katrina Moore and I opened an elementary school 6 years ago. I still remember going out to lunch...

AUNTIE LUCE'S TALKING PAINTINGS Francie Latour (@francielatour) is the author of AUNTIE LUCE'S TALKING PAINTINGS, a vibrant and beautiful...

The 2019 Youth Media Awards were announced on Monday, January 28 at the American Library Association Midwinter conference in Seattle....

WILL GIRAFFE LAUGH? Hilary Leung (@hilary_leung) is the author/illustrator of WILL GIRAFFE LAUGH?, the fourth in a series about a friend...

My students spent the month of December reading 16 picture books we think could be in the running for the Coretta Scott King Award, given...

WE RISE, WE RESIST, WE RAISE OUR VOICES Cheryl Willis Hudson (@diversitymom_ch) and Wade Hudson (@hudsonwade) are the founders of Just Us...

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

When we learn about others' lives their experiences can help shape our own perspectives on the world. When we read about different...