The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is ...

The new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature is a prolific, best-selling author of children’s books who hopes to use his 2-year term to promote the wonders of picture stories.

He is the ninth author to serve as youth ambassador and succeeds Meg Medina. Other predecessors include Jacqueline Woodson, Jason Reynolds and Kate DiCamillo.

Author Jason Reynolds and actress Diane Guerrero will be headlining the University of Toledo’s 41st annual Conference for Aspiring Minority Youth this weekend.The event is taking place on Jan. 25 from ...

PHOENIX — Jason Reynolds, author of "Twenty-four Seconds from Now...” and C.G. Esperanza, illustrator of "My Daddy is a Cowboy,” are the winners of the 2025 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring ...

The books The First State of Being and Chooch Helped have won the Newbery and the Caldecott awards, respectively — the biggest honors in children's literature. The awards were announced Monday ...

Hague, who served as assistant hitting coach with the Blue Jays in 2024 and who had coached in the organization since 2020, joined Reynolds and Pirates catcher Jason Delay at Vanderbilt, ...