Hold Fast By Blue Balliett Scholastic 288 pages,  $17.99 ages 8 and up With her newest novel, Blue Balliett warms the heart,...

Ready for a riotous read-aloud? When they hear the title: "Z is for Moose," youngsters will indignantly declare "no it...

Here are a couple of good articles recapping the results of the children's book awards announcements this morning. I've been wi...

Monday morning is a big one in the children's book world. It's when all the major U.S. awards for young people's literature...

" The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter ," a clip from Kirkus Reviews trumpets on the cover of  Lisa McMann's new book The Un...

In his rave review of The Muppets ,  Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers points out that Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the other Mu...

Each year there are new Halloweenish books, but as a school librarian I find myself returning to a few favorites to read aloud to my primar...