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Debut author Mills discusses the inspiration behind her poignant middle grade novel, Indigenous representation in kid lit, and creating "stories about Cree kids living in a contemporary world that’s still touched by magic."

Dylan Meconis takes a playful approach to history in her graphic novel Queen of the Sea, which represents the diversity of female experiences in the 16th century.

The beloved Mo Willems character is captured in bronze at the Park Slope Public Library in New York City.

Library Ideas debuts Immersive Reality Books, a new line of children’s nonfiction titles featuring integrated virtual reality and augmented reality content.

Blackall's Caldecott-winning "Hello Lighthouse" inspired art by young resident of Maine, where connections to lighthouses run deep.

Assigned summer reading lists can seriously hinder kids’ long-term interest in reading. Donalyn Miller makes the case for giving children agency to choose what they read.

Author Suzanne Collins will bring readers back to Panem, 64 years before The Hunger Games began.

When the Ground Is Hard is the tale of an unlikely friendship that blossoms between the societal slabs of systemic racism, colorism, and classism in an Apartheid-era Christian boarding school in Swaziland. Award-winning crime fiction writer Malla Nunn talked with SLJ about the personal experiences that shaped this tightly woven, thoughtful, and timely YA adventure story.

“Every LGBTQ kids’ book that manages to make its way onto a bookstore or library shelf is a life raft,” says Melanie Gillman, creator of the graphic novel As the Crow Flies. Columnist Brigid Alverson considers LGBTQIA+ themes in the graphic format, with recommended titles for young readers.