Premises of Picture Book Reading and Communication When thinking about methods for picture book reading and communication, ...

These mentor texts help students go beyond memorizing grammar rules to see language as a series of patterns for making ...

Recently, my son has started reading children's books often. To be precise, he doesn't read them himself; I read them to him.

Recently, I wrote a blog post (Are We Rushing Kids Out of Picture Books?) about the way children are pushed toward chapter books at younger and younger ages. The topic struck a nerve; thoughtful ...

Reading together as a family has many benefits for children. Take a look and dive into your next reading adventure!

The author of more than 60 books for young readers and 2011’s “Picture Book Manifesto” that challenged creators and their publishers to energize the category, Barnett became the 2025–2026 national ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

Feel free to connect with him or check out his work. He's everywhere — Upwork, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, Collider, LinkedIn, Instagram. A picture book has no room to hide as compared to a normal ...

Behold, the picture book! The great and glorious literature hiding in humble places all around us: on the bottommost shelves of bookcases, in teetering stacks around kids’ bedrooms, inside plastic ...

Books in different languages do more than support language learning. They connect families, amplify diverse voices and make reading more inclusive.