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George Takei 'Lost Freedom' some 80 years ago – now he's written that story for kids
Lindsey Anderson sits down to read Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina to her children Orion, 6, Arthur, 4, and Thora Hoke, 1, inside the exhibit inspired by the book inside The Rabbit hOle, an immersive museum dedicated to children's literature, in North Kansas City, Mo. Katie Currid for NPR hide caption
An illustration from his book Rohan Bullkin and the Shadows, by illustrator Rachel Moss. It depicts Juleus Ghunta and his teacher described in his Unsung Hero story. Juleus Ghunta hide caption
Maurice Sendak delights children with new book, 12 years after his death
Vashti Harrison's Big and Dave Eggers' The Eyes and the Impossible took top honors from the American Library Assocation. Alfred A. Knopf/McSweeney's and Little, Brown and Co. hide caption
Dave Eggers wins Newbery, Vashti Harrison wins Caldecott in 2024 kids' lit prizes
Inquiring minds want to know: 'How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?'
Beware! 'The Baddies' are here to scare your kids — and make them laugh
Raj Haldar wants his "silly" new picture book to help kids "understand...the dangers of censorship but...also have fun." Sourcebooks hide caption
Books seen in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18. There have been a growing number of books pulled from school libraries in the past few years. Harkim Wright Sr./AP hide caption
In The Enchanted Symphony, a young boy named Piccolino harnesses the power of art, nature and community. Illustrations © 2023 Elly MacKay hide caption
A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale
Kwame Alexander (left) and Jerry Craft have each won a Newbery Medal for their children's books. Alexander invited Craft on a trip to Kenya this summer to speak to schoolkids about reading. The kids were impressed. So were the authors. Brian Otieno for NPR hide caption
Rabbit and Opossum come to life in 'Ancient Night' — a new twist on an old legend
Reprinted from EMILE AND THE FIELD. Copyright © 2022 by Kevin Young. Illustrations copyright © 2022 by Chioma Ebinama Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books hide caption
Hop in the minivan: 'Summer Is for Cousins' invites you on a family vacation
Art from The Story of the Saxophone, text by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustration by James E. Ransome Holiday House Publishing, Inc. hide caption
Trumpet was too loud, clarinet was too soft — here's 'The Story of the Saxophone'
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor addresses attendees of an event in 2019 promoting her new children's book in Decatur, Ga. John Amis/AP hide caption
The Skull by Jon Klassen was released July 11, 2023. Candlewick Press hide caption
In "The Skull," celebrated children's book author Jon Klassen tells a dark tale
Love in the Library, a children's book written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura, is a love story about finding hope in a dire setting: an internment camp where the U.S. detained Japanese Americans during World War II. Candlewick Press hide caption
