There’s a lot of love in 12 new picture books for children — of the outdoors, the night sky, winter, human rights, of friendship. All of these books have local ties — Minnesota writers, illustrators ...

This is part of Alaska Authors, an occasional series about authors and other literary figures with ties to the 49th state. For nearly a decade, Colin Tyler’s life centered around the Eagle River ...

FALL RIVER — What started out as a civics project for eighth graders at Atlantis Charter School developed into lessons in English, graphic design, publishing, community spirit and empathy. Social ...

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 ...