Blog Posts by Subject: Children's Literature

Families who celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah might find something that hits home in these picture books about interfaith families, combining different kinds of traditions, and, yes, sentient potato pancakes.

Many readers might know a few old standbys, but more recently published books about the Festival of Lights go beyond the standard dreidel-based fare. We have stories about Yiddish-speaking chickens, Braille dreidels, immigrants stranded at sea, families who fry up dosas instead of latkes, and more.

Written with Elisa Garcia. November celebrates National Picture Book Month and will be recognized in many children’s sections of libraries across the city. At Bronx Library Center, we'll also celebrate graphic novels, comic books, and manga. We hope you’ll join us!

Six stories that might help ease the minds of kids feeling anxious about their first days of school.

The Library has dozens of children's books about sharks. Here is a short list to get you started.

LeVar Burton is an actor, director, and author. To library folk and other bookworms, however, he is likely best known as the host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow.

These books blend together a rich combination of history, fable, and illustrations that engage and teach children the importance of America's cultural diversity.

I recently finished reading Heartless by Marissa Meyer, and when I finished the book I didn’t want the story to be over. This novel about how a girl grew up to become the diabolical Red Queen made me want to take a deep dive back into the world of Wonderland.

This annual list is a century-old tradition in which The New York Public Library’s book experts select 100 noteworthy children's titles from categories including: picture books, young readers, fiction, graphic novels, folklore & fairy tales, poetry, and nonfiction.

This summer we went through a mini Frida obsession in Francis Martin Library. After reading some books about her, we created paintings, collages, and small poems inspired by her work in our Art in the Library program.

Author and illustrator Anna Dewdney, who created more than 20 picture books about the Llama family and other memorable characters, died yesterday at 50.

Handler attends the American Library Association Conference each year, promoting literacy and library excellence through his Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity award. The book signing gave me the opportunity to ask him a few questions.

The success of the Library's Anti-Prom, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, The Secret Garden.

Our staff have been busy reading and reviewing this year's picture books. Here are a few of their favorites featuring animals to teach kids about, well, animals—but also some other important life lessons.

Commemorating a Mexican victory over French forces in 1862 with a celebration of Mexican cuisine, culture, and music.

The race to survive and save her mama dominates Jacinta's young life.

Picture books about the founding figures from the worlds of hip-hop and the American Revolution… all of whom were in the room where it happens.

The New York Public Library's iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building had a special guest on Friday, March 25: 11-year-old Marley Dias, the pint-sized powerhouse behind #1000BlackGirlBooks, an initiative to encourage more diversity in books for children and teens.

In honor of Robert Frost’s birthday, we asked our book experts for a twist on the poet’s infamous line: What’s a children’s book that deals with exhaustion, parental or otherwise?