Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

With a copy of his handwritten, hand-illustrated book "Peanuts" in hand, 8-year-old Caleb Shelley marched into the West Melbourne Public Library on Dec. 15 with a question: Could they add his book to ...

At the bottom of the winding stairs of the Eugene Public Library, first lady of Oregon Aimee Kotek-Wilson read “The Rabbit Listened.” Young children and their parents gathered to hear the story read ...

She's a children's book critic known to her followers as The Book Mommy, and she joins us now to tell us the surefire winners for getting kids to listen to a story. Thank you for being with us.

Tenikka’s Books for Kids is back for a seventh year! From March 4-16, 2024, we are collecting new and very gently used books for local children from birth to 18 years old. This includes everything ...

San Mateo County children up to age 5 can now participate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a literacy program that gifts an age-appropriate book each month, personalized and mailed directly to ...

POTTSTOWN — Children up to age 5 in Pottstown and the entire 19464 ZIP code can now receive a free book every month as part of an international program, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. It is ...

THIBODAUX, La. — Babies born at Thibodaux Regional will be eligible to receive free books each month through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, starting in October 2026, the Lafourche Education ...

WEST GOSHEN — It’s a beautiful Saturday morning, you’re at the laundromat with the washers still only on rinse cycle, the kids are already antsy, and wonders of wonders, you look over into the corner, ...