Tomi Adeyemi's debut novel is a richly developed fantasy that we loved so much we made it our debut spotlight for March and our top pick for YA this month.  In this Amazon Book Review exclusive, Adeyemi shares the influence of her heritage on the book and the risk she took to write it.

Today we celebrate one of our all-time favorite children's book authors with Read Across America Day! Check out these sketches with Seuss' notes and changes from The Cat in the Hat.

Melissa Albert reveals her favorite fairy tales and how they inspired her gritty, contemporary fantasy.

In photos, sketches, and letters, we see how the collaboration between A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard created a most beloved cast of childhood characters.

See which five books won this year's Michael L. Printz award for the best in young adult literature.

Today we finally learned which books from 2017 received the most coveted and recognizable awards in children's books.   

As we head into African American History month, here are a handful of our favorite new children's books that celebrate the achievements of the men and women who broke boundaries and stood for equality.

A fresh batch of children's books to celebrate the holiday of the heart.  Some of them are sweet, some are funny, and some remind us that love is all around us, every day of the year. 

In the wake of an epic anniversary, S.E. Hinton talks about getting The Outsiders published, and what happened after.

Jacqueline Woodson embarks on a two-year journey to instill hope in young readers as the newly appointed National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

See what January has in store for kids of all ages...

A fistful of recent--and one upcoming--graphic novels for kids that we think are worth paying attention to...

Bestselling children's book author Dav Pilkey let us watch him draw and ask him questions at the same time...so we made a video of it, of course. 

When Maggie Stiefvater visited us in Seattle we talked about her new novel All the Crooked Saints, miracles, owls, and more.

The holiday muzak is wafting through the air and the countdown until the big day, or days, has begun.  Here are some of the new holiday books of the season that are on the top of our list.