Reading is a beloved pastime that's having a moment. A number of variables have helped to renew people's interest in reading.

Shelby Van Pelt wrote a lot of “Little House on the Prairie fan fiction” as a child, filling up notebooks of stories of traveling west in a wagon with her cats. But, she grew up in Tacoma. “You can’t ...

As I watched the new series, I only cared about Piggy — the thoughtful, smart kid stranded on an island with other boys. That ...

Celebrated author Mac Barnett is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has a new, short book about writing for kids: "Make Believe." He talks with NPR's Elissa Nadworny about it.

As a child, Lisa Owens aligned herself with the little ones depicted in these books; now it was the harried adults who ...

The Indiana Fever star's effort, a rhyming picture book geared toward children, will be published on Nov. 3.

Titan Books has revealed The Art of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, the latest in its long-running series of gaming-themed art books (preorders are also live now at Amazon). This volume offers ...

The frequent collaborators make the case for picture books as an art form that deserves respect.

Spend time with a four-year-old and you will quickly learn that one way to guarantee shrieks of unstoppable laughter is to pretend not to see them sitting on the couch and then sit on top of them.

Celebrated by authors from Chaucer to T.S. Eliot, April announces itself as a turning point in the year, shaking off winter’s chill as daffodils blossom. This month offers a bouquet of delights for ...

The RED, a children's visual art museum, reopened in Detroit this March. Kids of all ages are welcome to come to make and see art at the museum. Art workshops and other programming are upcoming. The ...