Ed Emberley, an 85-year-old Ipswich-based illustrator, has made more than 100 eye-popping books for children over the past half century. Maybe you’ve read "Drummer Hoff," which won the genre’s highest ...

“All children are artists,” Picasso famously said. “The problem is how to stay an artist when the child grows up.” It’s true: kids don’t need much encouragement when it comes to making art. Put a ...

When kids learn about famous artists in picture books and narrative nonfiction stories, it helps readers remember the famous artists in a deeper way. Why? Because stories help us remember information, ...

Whether you’re stuck inside or need something that’ll keep your kiddo entertained during a road trip or long flight, there are only so many things you can pack with you. You’ve already got an extra ...

In the work of artists I admire, all the training and discipline come out in an act of letting go: a splotch of ink, a wayward wash of color. Credit...Antonio Carrau Supported by By Elisha Cooper ...

All readers, especially reluctant readers, need the best books that motivate them to read. This is why I want to share these interactive adventure chapter books that ask readers to fill in, draw, and ...

Illustrations of Indian children in Indian children's books, by Tarique Aziz, Kavita Arvind, Lavanya Naidu, Neeta Gangopadhya, and Debasmita Dasgupta. It’s hard to imagine Indian children ever going ...