Ask educators or editors, or even some parents, what constitutes the trickiest writing assignment in children’s literature, and a lot of them will say the same thing: the humble chapter book. “I think ...

Budding bibliophiles who have graduated from easy readers but are not quite ready for longer books will have a new line of books just for them next spring. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing is ...

Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under political attack, bookstores are a bulwark against censorship and an asset to the communities they ...

Ten recommendations for fans of Mary Pope Osborne’s time-travel chapter book series. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book author and illustrator, and the librarian at Dorr Elementary ...

Many children start school excited about learning to read. And parents too! After many years of reading and re-reading (seemingly ad nauseam) favourite picture books aloud, it’s thrilling to see your ...

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Did you know that Annie Oakley had a cow called "Old Pink?" Or that she made her first quail trap out of cornstalks? Or that the very first time she picked up a rifle, she was able to shoot a walnut ...