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.

In Mum’s Busy Work, Ardern uses her experience of being ‘a working mother who juggled mum guilt’ to open up a conversation ...

The multi-Grammy award-winning artist and songwriter will publish her debut children’s picture book, Everywhere You Are, with Putnam Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers.

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has a new children’s book out, and she’s making sure it’s a must-read for multiple generations — and in multiple languages. A Bronx native (born to Puerto Rican ...

Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away. The children’s author Robert ...

Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look ...

Children's writer Jessica E. Knight had a tough time arranging a face-to-face with the inspiration for her new children's picture book. That's not surprising, given that Knight was trying to connect ...

Here are T&C’s picks for the best books of October 2025. Any new novel from Thomas Pynchon is decidedly an event, and this ...

Victoria Monét is excited to publish her first-ever children's book. The three-time Grammy winner announced on Monday (Oct. 14) that her debut children's picture book, Everywhere You Are, will arrive ...

Jacinda Ardern's second book released within four months, following her memoir , is a simple children's story. Its title - Mum's Busy Work - appears ...