Katherine Paterson has been named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in acknowledgment of her two Newbery Medals, her two National Book Awards, and the profound impact her books have had on readers. It’s difficult to summarize such a long and celebrated career; as Paterson herself says, when thinking over the decades of responses she’s received from her young fans, [...]

Autumn is a season of change—in nature and in the classroom—and the perfect opportunity to showcase Anything (Chronicle, 2025), a new title that presents the picture book debut of Newbery Medalist Rebecca Stead and illustrations by Gracey Zhang, recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award. Their tender story follows a father and daughter as they move to a new home, [...]

Shannon Hale’s fifty-plus books have sold over fifteen million copies in twenty-five languages, but the award-winning author is committed to giving her readers even more. Hale continues to dig into her own memories to explore issues important to her young fans. Her middle grade graphic novel Dream On (Roaring Brook Press, 2025), illustrated by Marcela Cespedes, was just [...]