Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

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GATE CITY, Va. — When Gate City’s football team needed a big play in Friday’s Mountain 7 District showdown against Abingdon, the plan was simple — give it to Corey Byrd. And did that plan ever work to ...