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What do Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, and Amy Cheney Beach have in common? They’re all groundbreaking women who made a mark on music history. Share these picture book biographies to inspire the next generation of talented performers.

Climate change and environmental activism are ­exceedingly relevant topics for young readers today, and these two titles have different approaches to similar issues.

By reaching back two generations to the abuses suffered by her grandmother in boarding school, Carole Lindstrom, author of the Caldecott Medal-winning 'We Are Water Protectors' reclaims a piece of Indigenous culture about the power and beauty of long hair.

In 2023, graphic novels are no longer a new category but an established staple on library shelves. All signs point to the continued boom and increasing expansion of the format across all genres.

The 2023 Youth Media Awards and librarian opinions about the Newbery dominated reader attention.

Betsy Bird tours a 165,000-square-foot “Explor-a-Storium” featuring walk-in storybook experiences, from a real Great Green Room to a Last Stop on Market Street bus.

 For our September issue, journalist Martha Hinton reported on new approaches to teaching the topic of slavery in U.S. classrooms. 

A roundup of recent feedback.

A.S. King received the 2022 Margaret A. Edwards Award for “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.” Karen Jensen, "Teen Librarian Toolbox" blogger, and her daughter, Riley, spoke to King for our June cover story.