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Sep 06

The Magic School Bus is back — and it’s tackling evolution

By Elizabeth Flock

Studying evolution “makes you aware that life is fragile," and that maybe you don’t want to help cause extinction, says the illustrator of the iconic kids’ series.

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Jul 02

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Drag Queen Story Hour offers a different kind of page-turner

By Julia Griffin

Children’s story hours are intended to instill a love of reading in young kids. But one reading program also seeks to spread messages about self-love, acceptance of others and appreciation of diversity: Drag Queen Story Hour, a national organization that…

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Aug 11

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What to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist

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Do you have an old children’s book you love? Well, there’s a good chance that it might be racist, says kids’ author Grace Lin. She offers her humble opinion on how you can keep loving your favorite classics while acknowledging…

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Nov 02

A Mexican-American artist on why more brown faces are needed in children’s books

By Joshua Barajas

Duncan Tonatiuh chooses protagonists and stories that are seldom sought for young audiences.

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Sep 01

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How Lemony Snicket channels his bewilderment into words

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You may not have heard of Daniel Handler, but you’ve probably heard of his pen name: Lemony Snicket. Handler, author of the children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” says much of children's literature is about “enforced morality,” but…

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Aug 22

A poet’s history lesson on Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood

By Anne Azzi Davenport

Jacqueline Woodson, one of America's premier writers of young adult and children's literature, is out with her second novel for adults called "Another Brooklyn." It's set in the Brooklyn borough of Bushwick, her childhood neighborhood, which becomes one of the…

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Jun 28

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Bringing diversity, identity and brown faces to children’s books

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Celebrated writer Sherman Alexie has just published his first children’s book, “Thunder Boy Jr.” He talks with Jeffrey Brown as part of our series on great summer reads and makes the case that books for kids need to show more…

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Jan 26

Older, slower Peter Rabbit has cameo in newly discovered Beatrix Potter story

By Joshua Barajas

A century-old Beatrix Potter tale will be released later this year, after manuscripts describing a black, “who leads a daring double life,” was found amid memorabilia belonging to the British children’s author.

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Jul 28

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How Dr. Seuss’s publisher helped finish a forgotten book

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In 2013, an unfinished book by Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was discovered in a box. Now “What Pet Should I Get” has been published and become an instant bestseller. It was completed by Cathy Goldsmith, who worked…

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Jul 22

8 things you didn’t know about Dr. Seuss

By Joshua Barajas

Surprising facts about the man who wrote some of the country's most beloved children's books, whose posthumous book "What Pet Should I Get?" comes out next week.

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