Behold, the picture book! The great and glorious literature hiding in humble places all around us: on the bottommost shelves ...

In one children’s book, a family dog gets lost at a Pride parade. In another on intersectional feminism, a young girl talks about using a wheelchair, while her friend wears a hijab in ballet class. A ...

A forgetful bear, a lovesick boy and, yes, George Washington share their views from the bridge. By Barney Saltzberg Barney Saltzberg’s many picture books for children include “Arlo Needs Glasses,” ...

A boy unearths a treasure trove of adjectives, and a strange word discovered by a scholar becomes an overnight sensation. From “A Chest Full of Words.”Credit...Rebecca Gugger and Simon Röthlisberger ...