I'm delighted to celebrate a new poetry book In the Middle of the Night: Poems from a Wide-Awake House , by Laura Purdie Salas. This del...

Katherine Applegate is one of my students’ favorite authors. Her books include Home of the Brave  and wishtree , both of which center aroun...

I am so happy to share the newest installment of Ivy + Bean , one of my all-time favorite series of chapter books. I love these two friends;...

Great books for young readers don’t shy away from tough issues. While parents and teachers sometimes worry that kids aren't ready for ...

Mommy's Khimar is a delightful new picture book that is full of love, sunshine and imagination. A young Muslim girl plays dress up with...

My students are responding What Elephants Know , by Eric Dinerstein, as an adventure story, a call to action and a window to a different p...

When Raina Telgemeier recently held a reading at the Berkeley Public Library, over 500 young fans turned out to see their favorite cartoonis...

In Full of Beans , Jennifer Holm pulls me into her story from the very first page: "Look here, Mac. I'm gonna to give it to yo...

Local artist and author Lisa Brown has a deep and abiding love for picture books. Her newest book The Airport Book comes out tomorrow and ...

Todd Parr 's books are a constant favorite at our school library. Todd celebrates all kinds of kids, all kinds of families. He makes us ...

I'm so happy to welcome the utterly delightful Lee Wardlaw to talk about poetry, pets and her creative process. Even better, we are cel...

Happy Monday! We are so lucky, as a community of parents and educators, that so many artists share their visions of a better world with our ...