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Children's Book Week is an annual event that brings together kids, teens, parents, libraries and schools and fosters a love and appreciation of reading.

Surrounding children with books is one of the best ways to start them off on a lifetime of loving learning. But books are expensive! So what's a parent to do?

Finding ideas for picture books can seem daunting. Hans Christian Anderson Award winner, Margaret Mahy found inspiration in a motel swimming pool.

The Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature helps readers find quality children's books, authors, and illustrators, and allows searches in a variety of fields.

In his Newbery Honor Book Jack Gantos continues the entertaining tale of Joey Pigza, a boy afflicted with ADHD as he visits his estranged father for the summer.

Now a major motion picture, Because of Winn-Dixie begs to become a beloved family read. It will steal your heart as it moistens your cheeks and gladdens your soul.

Children's Books Online offer an exciting range of antique illustrated children's story books online. These free children's story books are available online or as ebooks.

Cottonwood Press is a small, innovative book publisher specializing in engaging, creative educational materials to teach children, teens, and young adults writing.

Educators, Librarians and other professionals can find book reviews, timely articles about literature for children and young adults through these wonderful magazines.

Free children's book are widely available online. Children can access books in many languages for free from home regardless of where they are in the world.

The range of ages and topics on offer tempts many writers to try writing a children's book. Savvy writers will research the children's writing field before starting.

Children learn about President Barack Obama's journey to unimaginable heights in this moving story written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by A.G. Ford.

These quality works of literature are an excellent starting point for a homeschool or history fair project, or simply to be read aloud to your children.

A family trip to the museum or a fun arts and crafts activity can be enhanced by reading an art themed book first. Learn about artists, museums, art process and more!

Reading books with young children is key to developing early literacy skills. Greet fall with a selection of autumn and Halloween themed children's books.

Access how-to articles, writer's markets, discussion boards and more, created especially for children's writers through SCBWI.

To write an appealing (and marketable) children's picture book, writers need to have a good sense of how text and illustrations work together.

Can writers plot a story based on their own children? The answer is 'yes', but authors need to choose just the right details for a credible character.

Free children's books online offer many benefits other than simply being another book source. These can help children learn to read or learn a new language and more.

Bob Graham offers a portrait of loving families that will inspire and delight. The themes of acceptance and tolerance are often subtly woven through his picture books.

The International Children's Digital Library offers a wide range of free books online, including classic works of children's literature through to contemporary fiction.

A make-believe lion springs from his original home within a folk song to the printed page, finding new fans and stirring children's imaginations along the way.

Llyn Hunter, storyboard artist for Kim Possible, Animaniacs, and Scooby Doo discusses the inspiration behind her fairytale book.

Join Joey as he deals with a series of traumatic events and learns to take care of himself as he looks out for others.

Tom Robbins, the masterfully witty author of numerous novels that are part of the counterculture canon has written a children's book. And it's a lot of fun.

The linear narrative structure and strong character arcs of children's stories make them ideal material for musical adaptation.

Trying to avoid the candy overload this Easter? Here are some ideas for alternative Easter basket fillers.

This delightful story, based on a real-life male penguin couple at the New York City zoo who raise a baby together, teaches kids that there are all kinds of families.

Written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, here's Maryan Pelland's review of a picture book about how much fun books can be.

Picture books make great holiday gifts and birthday presents for babies. Books that teach toddlers are also great choices as birthday gifts and holiday presents.

Need help choosing a book for a young school age child, ages 6 to 8? Here are some popular choices and advice for this age group.

These six big screen adaptations of popular children's literature capture the joy and imagination of the original classic books upon which they are based.

A new Little Bear story, along with some cultural diversity, reincarnation stories and illustrations that will add value to your reading. It's not all about Harry Potter.

Picture books are a way for children to connect to Hispanic culture. These stories depict Latin American families celebrating during the parades and dances of Carnaval.

E.B. White's book Charlotte's Web deals with the adult theme of the inevitability of death. As a result, it is a book that adults and children can read together.

The perfect introduction to the world of art, this comprehensive yet easy to understand text is ideal for readers of any age who want to know more about art appreciation.

Bringing home baby number two may be a hard adjustment for your first child to make. Reading books might help ease the transition.

The number of biracial children in the world continues to grow. But the lack of children's books that celebrate their diversity and beauty is a concern of many parents.

Marketers can take a lesson from big retailers, when one market goes stagnant, move onto other target markets.

Many children's authors get their start through work-for-hire opportunities. It's a great way break into children's book publishing.

$110,000 in prize money will be awarded to Canadian children's book authors in the coming months thanks to the 2009 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards.

Caps for Sale is, as the subtitle suggests, "a tale of a peddler, some monkeys, and their monkey business" that children and parents will enjoy reading time and again.

Face to Face with Caterpillars is an excellent book for teaching children about different types of caterpillars.

National Geographic teaches children about the Christian celebration of Christmas in its Holidays Around the World series.

National Geographic teaches children about the Christian celebration of Christmas in its Holidays Around the World series.

Children's book illustrator and author Chris Gall discusses his creative process.

Writer and Illustrator creates fun, goofy books for young children and parents alike.

Authors and illustrators win them every year! Learn what the Newbery, Caldecott, and other well-known children's book awards mean, and who were the lastest winners.

Patricia MacLachlan uses the seasons of the natural world to convey unchanging childhood experience in the best book ever written about a mail-order bride.

Science fiction author PJ Haarsma talks about how authors can use online promotion and an interactive multimedia presentation to improve their book marketing.