At around the age of 7, independent readers will begin to delve into the world of chapter books. Most flock to early reader chapter books, the majority of which tend to be formulaic series with some ...

Ask educators or editors, or even some parents, what constitutes the trickiest writing assignment in children’s literature, and a lot of them will say the same thing: the humble chapter book. “I think ...

A particular pleasure of ordering new titles for the library’s picture-book collection is getting to see all of the variety in their illustrations. From watercolors to mixed-media collages to digital ...

Visual artists have always had an important place in children’s literature. Watch some leading children’s books illustrators draw, paint, collage, and talk about books with The Times’s children’s ...

There’s a new kid on the block at HarperCollins: HarperChapters, a line for readers ages five through eight, debuts today. Designed for newly independent readers who have graduated from the house’s I ...

One of the best things about reading a physical copy of the Harry Potter series is the phenomenal artwork. Hear us out: maybe you don't remember the illustrations as well as you remember the ...

Once upon a time, a tired novelist, after a long day’s editing and rewriting, was putting his six-year-old daughter to bed. She still really liked pictures; so, for her bedtime story, he read her a ...