“The conflicts of World War II have endured as ... a compelling opportunity to teach history. “I tell them that these books aren’t so dark that their kids can’t read them,” said Valerie ...

By Eugene Yelchin Children’s books — particularly picture books — that tackle the subject of war in sensitive and reassuring ways are rare. Figuring out how to explain such morbid business ...

What do children's picture books tell us about war? War is a current topic everywhere — even at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which ended October 23. Various stands presented countless picture books ...

These books open an enlightening window into the sacrifice of war and importance of Anzac Day for children. Adults may also be surprised, sobered and deeply moved by the power of picture books.

RICHMOND, Va - Author Cheryl Jackson Baker introduced her new book ... her grandparents during the Civil War, Cheryl decided to share her family’s history in a collection of letters capturing ...

Sharjah: At the 16 th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), leading authors noted that today’s young readers are not only ready to confront heavy themes like war ...

When Ukrainian children in occupied ... erasure of Ukrainian history in occupied areas. There are regular images of Russian forces removing Ukrainian history books from libraries, while Russia's ...

O’Brien’s book has become standard reading ... how they revealed the U.S. government’s long history of deceiving the public about the war. Winner of the Pulitzer in 1989, “A Bright Shining ...

An auditorium of eager kids in Washington ... The types of books she often writes—historical novels about bombings, spies and young resistance fighters in World War II—have become some ...

Scholastic, one of the country’s leading children’s book publishers, is asking agents for more World War II fiction, even as the rest of the kids’ fiction market stagnates. At its book fairs ...