Children's Book Council

As we celebrate Pride Month, it’s impossible to ignore that members of our transgender and nonbinary communities are navigating an increasingly challenging and heavy cultural landscape. At a time when so many young people face a deeply hostile social climate, books possess the unique power to foster a sense of self-worth and deepen empathy.  This curated booklist shines ...

All throughout June, we’ll be following the bike readers cycling 950 miles along the northern route of the Trail of Tears, beginning in New Echota, Georgia—the former capital of the Cherokee Nation—and ending June 19 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The ride was established in 1984 as a cultural and leadership program, challenging participants both physically and emotionally, giving t...

The CBC is celebrating American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and cultures in many ways. We’ve curated a list from our AAPI Heritage Month booklist and titles championed by the

How did your publishing house start out?

While my friends were happily reading Judy Blume and Thomas Rockwell, I was voraciously reading full-length novel...