Terri Libenson is the bestselling and award-winning creator of the Emmie & Friends series. As an author who spends a lot of time visiting children in schools and libraries across the country, Terri took a moment to reflect on how her relationship with libraries has evolved over the years. Her latest book, Always Anthony, comes out on May 7!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Maggie Smith, poet and author of My Thoughts Have Wings sat down to talk about anxiety, especially in our youngest readers, and how to soothe anxious thoughts at bedtime and all the time.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It's a time to shed the stigma, to acknowledge the struggles, and to celebrate the brave steps taken every day towards better mental health. Whether you're navigating your own mental health journey or supporting someone who is, books are a wonderful tool for finding the ways to express how you're feeling and fostering empathy. We invited author Renee Beauregard Lute, author of the upcoming middle grade title Dinner at the Brake Fast to share insight into her own journey as well as the inspiration behind her book.
Thousands of children are adopted in the United States each year, and yet stories featuring adoption are still rare. Joanna Ho, author of the award winning Eyes that Kiss in the Corners joined educator and transracial adoptee Liz Kleinrock to pen a story that honors the unique experiences and joys of growing up adopted.
The Holiday Season is just around the corner, so we enlisted author Liz Kleinrock to talk to us more about the inspiration for her book Come and Join Us which features 18 holidays celebrated throughout the year and around the world.
As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we reached out to author Emily Bowen Cohen to tell us about her experience growing up Native outside of her tribal community and the impact books, teachers, and librarians had.
Award-winning author Ibi Zoboi talks about her experience immigrating to the United States from Haiti and her evolving relationship with US History and the Constitution. Learn more about Zoboi's latest novel, Nigeria Jones, by checking out our Behind the Book...
Sally J. Pla's newest title, The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn, features a main character with autism who is learning to cope with major life changes, family secrets, and finding her own voice. Read on to hear from Sally...
By Gary D. Schmidt I’m approaching the transition from a life of full-time university teaching to a life of full-time writing, and while I thought that leaving the formal classroom might mean real grief—and there is some of that—I’m feeling...
When I was young, I liked to hide. Literally in the closet. I felt safest there, with a flashlight, reading my books in peace. In the closet, I could be alone, my head filled with whatever adventure was on the...
