Florence Simmons

Roy’s unique take on nonfiction is evident in The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of, about astrophysicist Cecilia Payne, and Making More: How Life Begins, about reproduction.

Author P. Djèlí Clark spoke with SLJ about the inspiration for his debut middle grade fantasy, getting in touch with his younger self, and more.

An exclusive cover reveal for The Fall of the House of Tatterly by Shanna Miles, who spoke with us about her August 2023 book in this interview.

Big events or public spaces with a lot of people can bring up feelings of anxiety in adults; for children encountering them for the first time, these feelings may be heightened. Here are some titles to share with parents and caregivers that might help.

These six selections can boast powerful verse, calls for action, and moving imagery—and poems about animals that sip, slurp, and suck, too.

These 27 picks for teens offer so much for young people pushing to define themselves--first love, fantastical worlds, betrayal, political upheaval, and more.

The awkward question will likely come up from a little one sooner or later. Might as well be prepared. These 6 titles explain the topic from sexual intercourse to childbirth in a way that is easy for young minds to understand.

And We Rise, Martin's evocative book-in-verse addressing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, began as a series of poems about the Jim Crow era.
 

These 10 titles can help young children process their emotions as they go through some thrilling firsts associated with the summer holiday, whether it's flying in an airplane or jumping off a diving board.