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“Remembering the mistakes of the past will hopefully create a more enlightened, tolerant, and peaceful future.” —Author’s Note, The Night Diary From nearly the beginning of time, people [...]

Jacqueline Woodson always knew she would be a writer. In fact, by the time she was in fifth grade, Woodson was dreaming of winning a Pulitzer Prize. Today, Woodson has not won a Pulitzer, but she [...]

Rarely are the highest honors in children’s literature for illustration and for text bestowed on the same person. Most recipients are awarded either the Caldecott or the Newbery Medal for a book [...]

“Avid is a mild term for how I read as a child, and writing came a close second,” says Karen Cushman, award-winning author of historical fiction. “I cannot remember not reading; the first formal [...]

Sitting on her dad’s lap reading National Geographic magazine from back to front is one of the first reading experiences Newbery Honor author, Margi Preus, treasures. In fact, the book that [...]