What was your favorite book as ... and imaginative characters – “Junie B. Jones” by Barbara Park, “Olivia” by Ian Falconer, “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” by Kevin Henkes.

Storytelling is another valuable tool; books that highlight characters practicing patience can help children see its importance in action. For example, Waiting, by Kevin Henkes, is a gentle story ...

In a discussion hosted by 'New Yorker' writer Alexandra Schwartz at New York’s 92nd Street Y on March 27, authors Jennifer ...

The majority of books banned last school year highlighted stories featuring people of color and LGBTQ+ characters and subjects. A recent analysis of thousands of banned titles by PEN America ...

She wrote seven books in a series that went on to be a hit TV show. After she was replaced by ghostwriters, she reclaimed her characters online in fan fiction. By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith ...

And if that still isn’t enough, Chip Zdarsky and Cafu introduce a brand-new character who it's said ... the best and coolest Giant-Size book ever." "Kevin Smith and Giuseppe Camuncoli spin ...

He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating ... was best known for his pinpoint renderings of blue-collar characters, like Dick Pierce, the Rhode Island boatman at the center of ...

When's the last time you picked up a really good book? If you can't recall, then you're probably not alone. The number of UK adults who said they read regularly fell by 13.8 per cent last year ...

The only thing better than getting lost in a good book is getting lost in a good book with a badass Black female protagonist. Whether it’s a memoir about how a Black girl from the South Side of ...

Readers are eager for more of the Absolute Universe, so it’s only a matter of time before more characters start to come along. DC has such a deep bench of brilliant characters, ones that would ...