Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to ...

If you're a parent to little ones, it's likely you spend some of your days reading picture books (over and over) to them. Have you ever wondered if you could write one of them? Acclaimed picture book ...

All throughout September and October, the Bryant Library will be presenting lectures by Roseanne Baxter Frank on the elements of picture book writing. The meeting dates are Tuesdays, Sept. 12, 19, 26 ...

Using picture books as writing models -- Recognizing memorable language and other introductory lessons -- Planning and writing memoir -- Exploring mood, voice, and point of view -- Planning and ...

near the foot of your bed, and the sound of their voices is love. Love is filled with drawings by Loren Long of the good and the bad of everyday life. It reminds readers that, if you're lucky, you ...

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 ...

In celebration of Black History Month, we spoke with seven children's authors about their books showcasing Black cultural and historical figures, and the importance of teaching young people about the ...