The picture book is often dismissed or even ignored. Partly, that’s because people don’t understand how picture books work. This is a unique art form with many formal peculiarities, most ...

It seems unfair to announce a list of best books without revealing the criteria of judgment. It is true that the vogue for identity politics that has swept into children’s literature (and the ...

Yang publishes a second picture book May 28 — “Caged,” illustrated by St. Paul artist Khou Vue. It’s about living in — and leaving — the Thai refugee camp where she was born.

Children’s picture books are a glorious art form Mac Barnett, the new national ambassador for young people’s literature, explores innovative storytelling hiding in humble places all around us.

We present an excerpt from the introduction of 'Pictured Worlds: Masterpieces of Children’s Book Art by 101 Essential Illustrators from Around the World,' by historian Leonard S. Marcus.