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The best-selling author and former National Teacher of the Year competes against a savvy student in this all-new episode of Author-Fan Face-off.

The We Need Diverse Books co-founder and author of Finding Junie Kim talks about mental health in fiction, her family, and the need for children to know help is available.

These new picture book titles illustrate and celebrate all kinds of moms.

The author of Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom discusses having obsessive-compulsive disorder as a child, the feelings of shame that came with it, and those who would try to keep stories about mental health from kids. 

Sen. Ted Cruz questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about Ibram X. Kendi's bestselling picture book.

Effective bilingual programs strengthen students' literacy in students' home language while building their academic English skills. 

The founder of the D/deaf/HoH kidlit organization Signed Ink speaks with authors about how deafness informs their creative process.

Too often, books published for children learning to read independently miss the design details and engaging content that keep early readers encouraged. This list of titles offers updates on series featuring diverse characters, talking pets, unicorns, magic, mystery, and everyday dilemmas.

The renowned actor chats with SLJ about coming of age in tumultuous times, the importance of libraries, and how the summer of 2020 shaped his debut middle grade novel.