Jane Yolen and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators have created a new grant to honor midlist authors. According to Yolen, "In these difficult book times, well-reviewed and honored authors often find themselves stalled in their...

Kroupa Books/FSG) and Barbara Diamond Goldin, author of historical fiction and picture books, including The Girl Who Lived with the Bears (Gulliver/Harcourt Brace). The grant is awarded by nomination only, and the winners and honorees are chosen by Jane...

There are children's books related to National African American History Month (also known as Black History Month), Valentine's Day and Library Lovers' Month. The birthdays of Langston Hughes, Wilhelm Carl Grimm and Jane Yolen are in February. There's...

The birds are a frequent subject of children’s authors, including Jane Yolen. Her book, “Owl Moon,” tells the story of a child and father exploring the woods at night, and the two come across a Great Horned Owl on their journey. The book is the winner...

Hayes is the USAN Acting Chief at the library. The material is from Vess' adaptation project of works from songs with a basis in the oral tradition of England and Scotland. The release lists participating writers as Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Sharyn...

As a young reader, it is hard to grasp the enormity, the sheer scale of death and the atrocity of the Holocaust – but books like these help give a tangible perspective of such madness and genocide. They also allow us to contemplate and remember this...