What was your favorite book as a kid? That question makes for a surprisingly effective icebreaker. You can tell a lot about someone from the books they read as a child. Case in point: I’m a journalist ...

LITTLE ROCK — "Look, Spot! Look and see" ... . For many grown-ups, Indiana schoolteacher Zerna Sharp's wholesome world of Dick, Jane, Spot and the rest was a comforting hallmark of childhood reading.

In times of change, the future of children’s bookselling arguably lies in how stores have refined or reinterpreted longstanding programs, such as author events, book fairs, and subscription book boxes ...

Grab your old children's books and head to one of the following locations to drop them off. Donations, which benefit the Children's Book Bank, will be accepted on Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 ...

John Kador fled Communist Hungary on Christmas Eve 1956, crossing the border into Austria with his family as refugees. Kador, of Winfield, was 6 years old when he escaped with his parents, brother and ...