The 61st annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is happening now through March 24th, and all U.N. members are asked to send representatives to the session as they work to create real gender equality. So who does Trump send as part of the U.S. delegation? Members of an organization officially recognized as a hate group, and members of another organization that isn't a hate group per se...they just really don't like women and gay people having rights and stuff.

According to analysis from the Cooperative Children's Book Center, approximately 22% of children's books published in 2016 were about people of color, and approximately 12% were written or illustrated by people of color.

Amazon just shared a clip of from their upcoming holiday special, "Snowy Day," which is based on the Caldecott medal-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats.

If you're reading this site, there's a good chance that you may have been a shy, geeky kid with artsy interests. At least, that was my childhood. If you were, you may relate to the heroine of a new graphic novel from HarperCollins called Invisible Emmie by writer/artist Terri Libenson, a book that reminds us exactly what the wilds of middle school are like.

We've been talking about it since the spring, but it seems that now a Pokémon live-action film is actually coming, with Legendary Entertainment having won the bidding war for the rights.

Earlier this year, we saw Daniel Errico's adorable animated shortThe Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived, a fairy tale about Cedric, the pumpkin knight who rescues a pair of royal siblings and proposes to the prince. Now, he's released a new short about a lesbian heroine!

In News About Cute Things That Are Beyond Cute, Rebecca Sugar took to Tumblr today to announce that she has adapted the Steven Universe episode "The Answer" into a children's book!

Beverly Cleary, the author who created childhood characters like Henry Huggins, Beezus and Ramona Quimby, and The Mouse on the Motorcycle is turning 100 next month.

Diversity in literature has become a big topic for discussion in recent years. There’s no denying we need more of it. Author Corinne Duyvis is one of the people working to promote diverse titles and change the way we read about the world through her books and the blog she co-founded Disability in Kidlit. Recently she spoke to us about the work she’s done, her writing, and her own experience with disabilities.

Some good news in the world of children's literature on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. You may have heard of a completely misguided children's book that was released by Scholastic earlier this month called A Birthday Cake For George Washington, by Ramin Ganeshram with illustrations by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. A cutesy, heartwarming story if not for the, you know, slavery. Thankfully, Scholastic has wised up and pulled the book.

It doesn't get more myopic and ridiculous than this, folks. Mary Carney, a Marshfield, Wisconsin School Board member is currently fighting what she thinks is a worthwhile fight for the children of her state. She wants to ban the Muppets book, For Every Child, a Better World from the kindergarten curriculum. Why? Because it's "too graphic" for their pristine little heads.

Disney, who have optioned the movie rights for Ursula Vernon's book, Castle Hangnail are working with producers Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman at A Very Good Producion on an adaptation.

McDonalds is teaming up with the Roald Dahl estate to distribute some of the author's books in some 14 million Happy Meals.

New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Brian Selznick's new book The Marvels comes out tomorrow, and to celebrate, we've got an awesome prize pack to hand out!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, an adaptation of the award-winning children's book The Breadwinner is coming our way in 2017 from a team of female creators.

Hulu recently released a short animated film The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived, based off a children's book by Daniel Errico and illustrated by Mo Qovaizi.

Seven-year-old Natalie McGriff, from Jacksonville, FL, used to hate her hair and hate reading. Many parents would sigh and not know what to do about sparking a love of reading and raising their child's self-esteem. However, what Natalie's mom, Angela Nixon, did instead was collaborate with her daughter to create a children's book, The Adventures of Moxie Girl.