Behold, the picture book! The great and glorious literature hiding in humble places all around us: on the bottommost shelves ...

The author of more than 60 books for young readers and 2011’s “Picture Book Manifesto” that challenged creators and their publishers to energize the category, Barnett became the 2025–2026 national ...

Derrick Barnes felt there wasn't wide enough representation of Black people in the books he read as a kid. The Kansas City native's new picture book, “I Got You,” is his latest effort to write ...

Today we’ve got children’s picture books that emphasize kindness and anti-violence, and a new collection about New York from a Twin Cities baker/poet. Minnesota author and graphic designer Michael ...

In Time For Us (DK Children, Sept.), a debut picture book written by author and activist Rebecca Walker, a busy Black mother and her young son spend valuable time together exploring nature and bonding ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Today The Atlantic launches “65 Essential Children’s Books,” a new editorial project that brings together important illustrated stories for young readers, beginning with The Story of Ferdinand, by ...

Papilio is an enthusiastic and adventurous caterpillar. Then she's a blob of goo, hanging out in her chrysalis. Her main goal in life? Metamorphose into a butterfly and learn to fly! Papilio is a ...

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen follow the breadcrumbs. By Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen have collaborated on eight picture books, including the Shapes trilogy, which inspired ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

Toni Morrison’s words still have the power to shake the world. Even in an era when her books face censorship, her legacy continues to inspire. Now, bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney is ensuring ...