Who knew children’s book art would be the perfect inspiration for some of the coziest, feel-good memes on the internet? With their soft colors, comforting illustrations, and nostalgic charm ...

Before a children’s book comes to life, its illustrations begin as sketches, storyboards and creative experiments. The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum’s exhibition, “Storyboard to Storybook: The ...

The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is ...

In the millennia since words and pictures have gone together, in everything from medieval manuscripts to modern-day children’s picture books ... illustrator in the art nouveau style, known ...

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.