Syracuse illustrator Melquea Smith started her career as a “strictly animal artist.” But as she met and talked with teachers, parents and authors, she realized there was a severe lack of equal ...

Daniel Mahoney, a North Bethlehem resident who works at St. Peters during the day and illustrates by night. An illustration from Daniel Mahoney’s “My Cat is a Secret Agent.” A page from “My Cat is a ...

On December 16, 2025, Elizabeth Lyon filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Adobe Inc. in the US District Court in the Northern District of California, alleging that the company used ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Adobe (ADBE.O), opens new tab has been hit with a proposed class action over allegations that its artificial intelligence tools were trained on writers' copyrighted work without ...

BOISE, Idaho — Five years ago, Boise illustrator Kelly Knopp felt Idaho's strangest stories deserved a visual treatment for future generations. He turned the state's hidden history, including the ...

More than 30 years ago, a colorful little eight-legged spider named Sammy made his picture book debut and scurried into the homes of Jewish families across the country. Sammy Spider and his mother ...

Imagine a version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where the paper with Harry's name on it actually dances around the flaming vessel, or where the Weasley's tent at the Quidditch World Cup ...

Chinese illustrator Xiong Liang is widely regarded as a pioneer of Chinese picture books. Wholly self-taught, his ink wash paintings are inspired by, among others, the 17th-century painter Xiao ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. For this package, we’ve been asking authors and illustrators to discuss the decisions influencing a single page or ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. Last Stop on Market Street garnered the most total votes from librarians, booksellers, and picture-book ...