Her beautiful work has brought Black history to life for many young readers (and their parents too). And now she’s back with a new picture book that teaches a very important lesson. The Root caught up ...

Since the late 1800s, African Americans have celebrated Juneteenth, a commemoration of June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas received word of their freedom – two years after ...

Some children’s books tell stories, some only hint at them. With a combination of disquieting pictures and gently provocative language, Chris Van Allsburg’s “The Mysteries of Harris Burdick” (1984) ...

A boy unearths a treasure trove of adjectives, and a strange word discovered by a scholar becomes an overnight sensation. From “A Chest Full of Words.”Credit...Rebecca Gugger and Simon Röthlisberger ...