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 ...

For Mac Barnett, being silly is a serious craft. Last month, the two-time Caldecott Medal honoree was appointed as the ninth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. During a ceremony ...

Browsing the kids’ section at Village Books, Luciana Navarro Powell’s style is unmistakable. The Bellingham-based illustrator blends mixed media techniques to create whimsical, multi-layered artwork ...

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