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Raúl Colón's latest book, 'Draw!' unfolds entirely through pictures, as a boy confined to his bed, takes readers on a journey of the imagination to the Serengeti plains of Africa.
When Aaron Becker finished 'Journey,' his debut picture (and 2014 Caldecott Honor) book, he thought, "There's a whole world here...and more story." Look for the next installment of that magical tale in his recently released 'Quest.'
Talking about his new book 'Afterworlds' Scott Westerfeld joked, "This is basically the 150,000-word answer to the question, 'Where do you get your ideas?'"
I thought, "I cannot do another princess story. We “oooh” and “aaah” over the Fabergé eggs and palaces and court life, the happy family, and the royal romance between Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. But the story of the Romanovs often excludes the rest of the history. They weren't minding the store.
"I love asking 'what if?' with my characters, setting them up to make choices, putting them in situations that will break their hearts, asking more of them than they seem to be able to handle, and seeing what they do...."
Summer ushers in a time of unstructured play, when children can explore their surroundings and connect to the outside world through their imaginations. Here is a selection of books that provide launch points for children to do just that.
Prepare for National Poetry Month in April with new poetry titles by some favorite authors. Whether inspecting fireflies or taking flights of fancy, the selections in these books will spark young readers' imaginations and inspire contemplation.
In unrhymed sonnets, the acclaimed poet Marilyn Nelson traces her early years from age four to 14, describing her family's many moves, her growing self-awareness, and her awakening as a poet.
A majority of fourth graders in the United States are still not reading proficiently, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The data show that 80 percent of lower-income fourth graders and 66 percent of all kids are not reading at grade level.