Authors & Illustrators

These titles center on young girls’ experiences during World War II, with one excellent for middle grade readers and the other recommended for teens.

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has launched its inaugural micro-grants program with a school library grant; author Stephen King testified about the negative impact the merger of Penguin Random House and S. & S. would have on writers, and it's time to vote for a library to get a makeover in this edition of News Bites. 

And We Rise, Martin's evocative book-in-verse addressing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, began as a series of poems about the Jim Crow era.
 

Hope Larson, Rebecca Mock, and Shing Yin Khor among the creators honored at the annual awards for the comics industry.

The 15-book series EXPLORING CIVIL RIGHTS offers a deep dive into the most important events of this movement. Each title focuses on a key year in American Civil Rights history, providing readers in grades 5 and up a chronological view of pivotal events and changes that took place during the year.

Snacking shrews and curious mammoths—not your typical guides for learning math concepts. But that’s the magic of David Macaulay. The award-winning author and illustrator keynoted SLJ's Picture Book Palooza.

A look at the latest in censorship attempts around the country spotlights actions in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Missouri.

Scholastic Library Publishing continues its mission of making curriculum topics fun and approachable for children with LEARN ABOUT, a new series of books for kids in grades K to 2, meant to accompany young readers as they transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”