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This powerful moment unfolded during a financial literacy workshop by Universiti Malaya (UM) lecturers Shalini Nadaswaran and Vandana Saxena, who use picture books to teach seven- to nine-year ...
Language expert Elizabeth Keyton’s debut picture book is aimed at introducing children to Malayalam vowels in a fun and engaging manner. Davina Finds Her Vowels ...
Children’s picture books are a glorious art form Mac Barnett, the new national ambassador for young people’s literature, explores innovative storytelling hiding in humble places all around us.
And this year, there are many newly-published picture books that celebrate aspects of Black life in nuanced ways, portraying history, culture, and joy. Here are five of our favorites.
The Most Banned Picture Books From the 2023-2024 School Year Show 'What’s Really at Stake in the Book Ban Crisis' Nonprofit organization PEN America released a list of the most banned titles on ...
We spoke with three teachers and librarians who find value in sharing illustrated books with older students.
Here are the 10 best picture books of 2024…so far. You need picture books in your life, whether you have kids or your relatives have kids or your friends have kids or a kid might be brought to ...
Many of the best such books pursue simple ideas but demand more from adults as readers, and as caregivers: collaboration, improvisation, engagement.
First Ukraine, now Israel and Hamas — conflict and violence stir fear. What do children's picture books tell us about war? War is a current topic everywhere — even at the Frankfurt Book Fair ...
A children’s picture book about siblings reading books together was flagged as potentially “sexually explicit” at an Alabama public library system because the author’s last name is “Gay." ...
“Read Me a Story, Stella” is a children’s picture book about a pair of siblings reading books together and building a doghouse. However, because the author’s name is Marie-Louise Gay, the ...