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.

Sydney Smith, Allen Say and Linda Shute explore the many facets of our recollections. By Leonard S. Marcus Leonard S. Marcus is the author of “Pictured Worlds” and a curator of exhibitions, including ...

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.

The author of more than 60 books for young readers and 2011’s “Picture Book Manifesto” that challenged creators and their publishers to energize the category, Barnett became the 2025–2026 national ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Historian Leonard S. Marcus’s new work, Pictured Worlds, surveys 101 of the literary art form’s greatest practitioners. In this excerpt, ...

From mouse holes and doughnut holes to a world without night, these five picture books have it all. By Mac Barnett Mac Barnett is an award-winning author of many acclaimed picture books, including “A ...