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.

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.