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The best children's fiction "helps us refind things we may not even know we have lost", writes the author Katherine Rundell, with many books proving subversive and emboldening.

Napoleon called the English a “nation of shopkeepers,” and in England art may owe much to trade. Children’s literature in England got its start from merchants such as Thomas Boreman, of whom little is known, and especially John Newbery, of whom a great deal more is known. Research has established that at least as early as 1730 Boreman began publishing for children (largely educational works) and that in 1742 he produced what sounds like a recreational story, Cajanus, the Swedish Giant. Beg...

Many of us can look back to our earliest years of life and remember the various forms of literature we were exposed to. Fairy tales and nursery rhymes, short stories and poetry, and of course the …

 OPINIONDear publisher of That Stupid Book (which is how I usually refer to this sorry piece of children’s literature),Your annoying little book is ruining my life. In the last several weeks I have read it app

We present an excerpt from the introduction of Pictured Worlds: Masterpieces of Children’s Book Art by 101 Essential Illustrators from Around the World, by historian Leonard S. Marcus.

We spoke with the three big ALA Award winners about their initial reactions to the news.

Truly, no kids’ bookshelf is complete without “The Giving Tree” or “The Little Prince.”

So, you want to write a book for young readers? Physicians turned award-winning authors share their stories of breaking into the business and managing two careers.

The Horn Book editors report from the 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference

The first Newbery Award was given 100 years ago. This is the story of its rise to literary powerhouse status.