When I was little, says children’s book author Patricia Hubbell, “I wanted to grow up and be a farmer.” She went to the University of Connecticut to study agricu...

Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan is a tale that many Sudanese boys share.   The Lost Boys are a group of Sudanese young men who as boys were forced from their homes by a brutal civil war that has ra...

In Buffalo Song, Joseph Bruchac tells the story of the first efforts to save the buffalo, an animal sacred to Native Americans and a powerful symbol of the American West. Here, he talks about writing and learning fro...

Capoeira! It’s a game! It’s a dance! It’s a martial art! It’s a way of expressing yourself through acrobatic movements and pounding, rhythmic music! From its historical beginnings in Brazil to today’s ca...

Jan Reynolds is an award-winning author and photographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic, The New York Times and Outside magazine. All seven books in her Vanishing Cul...

Author, G. Neri

G. Neri, an award-winning filmmaker whose work has earned him several honors, discusses his latest storytelling endeavor. Written in rhythmic free verse, Chess Rumble is the story of a boy who discovers, with t...

(photo by Sheila L. Prevost)

Ever since I was a kid, Christmas has been my favorite time of year. It was when my family and friends came together to share good times and good feelings – not to mention good food and prese...

The following excerpt is reprinted by permission from the article: Cool Words Turn to Poems, by Jennifer Johnson. It was first published in the September/October 1998 issue of Creative Classroom.

Kazuko G. Stone, Illustrator:<...

Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki) is the author of more than fifty books for young readers, including novels, picture books, traditional tales and autobiographical writing.
* This article was reprinted with permission from an interview...

For many years, author, photographer, and adventurer Jan Reynolds has traveled the world, living and working among indigenous peoples. In her latest book, Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life: A Story of Sustainable Farming, she int...

"People always ask me how I became a writer," says Tarpley. "I wish that I had some crazy, magical story to tell them about how I inherited Shakespeare's quill or my great-great-great-great grandmother's diary,...

Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building shows examples of children at play juxtaposed to architectural wonders around the world. In this BookTalk, Christy Hale shares with us her inspiration for the innovative idea as well as what ...

Co-author & illustrator, Patricia A. Keeler (left) and Co-author, Júlio T. Leitão

“There’s an old African saying, ‘If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing.’ Music...

Young Winston is on the quest to win the Roti King’s prized roti. There’s just one small problem – he’s not in a band! Inspired by the life of Winston “Spree” Simon, Drummer Boy of John John&nbs...

Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen set out to join the Peace Corps, as an ambitious, young American; willing to give something of herself, in order to bring about change in a developing nation. It was her experience, however, that just the oppos...

Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet explores the life of Dave the Potter, an enslaved man from South Carolina who learned how to read and write. Dave is famous for inscribing his own poetry and thoughts on t...

What made you want to write a book on the Everglades?

We all need stories in our lives, and when I write a book, I want to tell a good story.  There is no better story than the Everglades.  The b...