Louis Sachar, the author of Holes and the Wayside School series, has spent nearly half a century writing books for kids. And he was originally going to continue that streak with his new novel, The ...

The books follow a team of bat-swinging, base-running animals called the Fernwood Valley Fuzzies as they take on one goofy opponent after another, including, in the recently released fifth volume, ...

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INSPIRING ACTIONS: Local K-12 students are invited to create art and writing for possible publication in the 2025 Mountain Xpress Kids Issues. Deadline is Friday, Jan. 31. Photo by iStock Attention, ...

“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.” By Bruce Handy I published my first picture book for children two years ago, when I ...

Guiding a child through the process of writing is a distinct journey for every parent. While some kids may find it challenging to grasp a pencil, others might lose interest quickly. Parents often ...

An intrepid puppy who marches for labor rights. A 6-year-old girl who sews herself a locomotive to carry her away from her daily chores. A Jewish boy who would be Pope. These stories, written in ...

This class explores what goes into “the perfect summer,” and how to put those grand ideas into words; June 16-20, 9-11 a.m. Kids will create their own evil villain and craft a story about how they ...

Ani Di Franco has won a Grammy (and been nominated for eight others), released 22 albums on her own Righteous Babe Records, sold over five million copies, hit the New York Times bestseller list with ...

Recently, at one of the writing workshops that I teach at three juvenile lockups in and around my hometown of St. Louis, one of my students posed a provocative question: “Why should I write about ...

DREAMING BIG: Local K-12 students are invited to create art and writing for possible publication in the 2024 Mountain Xpress Kids Issues. Deadline is Friday, Jan. 26. Photo by iStock Attention, local ...