News & Features

The National Book Foundation today announced the longlist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Eleven newcomers to the National Book Awards comprise the 2023 class of longlist honorees.

The National Coalition Against Censorship and its partner organizations will offer Kids’ Right to Read Network affiliates resources, including monthly virtual and in-person meetings, training, talking points, strategies, and more.

Here are SLJ's reviews of the books that made the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

These picture books and graphic novels for elementary students through high schoolers show the power of illustration to convey complex emotions.

Early learning offerings by informed staff and programs extended from the height of the pandemic can help all young children thrive.

With large publishers falling short, independent publishers have emerged to produce children's books with Latinx characters and by Latinx creators in both English and Spanish.