Richard Blanco is adapting his poem One Today, which he recited at President Barack Obama's January 21, 2013 inauguration, into a picture book with illustrations by Dav Pilkey.

In this charming picture book allegory of the creative writing process, happenstance and weather events symbolize the emotional ebb and flow of writing a poem. I had a poem in my pocket, but my ...

Watch inaugural poet Amanda Gorman perform 5 of her poems; The 22-year-old Los Angeles resident said on Twitter she was "on the floor" that her books had skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller list.

Palazzo Editions is publishing a children’s picture book of Brian Bilston’s poem 'Refugees' after signing world rights from Unbound.. Bilston, dubbed the “unofficial poet laureate of Twitter ...

Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Four years later, she’s helping children find their voice with her new picture ...

Finally, there are signs of spring. So we’re beginning this roundup of children’s picture books with two by St. Paulite Sarah Nelson that celebrate parks and frogs.

The poem, written in 1955, has now been transformed into a picture book with poignant illustrations from Italian artist Beatrice Alemagna, who created the images in two weeks, which children’s ...

So first, how did you get the idea to create this picture book? And is - I'm wondering if it's connected at all to this poem that you wrote in 2021 called "We Rise." GORMAN: Yes, absolutely.