Children鈥檚 book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' newest and during this appointment, he will be focusing on some really important literature: picture books.
Picture books can inspire young readers to make reading a habit, but don鈥檛 dismiss them as solely books for kids.
Today, he joins us to talk about picture books and we also hear from picture book lovers locally. Kym Powe from the 黑料吃瓜网 State Library joins us.
And we want to hear from you: do you have a favorite picture book?
Picture books recommended by our guests:
- by Christian Robinson
- by Kyle Lukoff
- by Jon Scieszka
GUESTS:
- Mac Barnett: U.S. National Ambassador for Young People鈥檚 Literature at the Library of Congress, and
- Kym Powe: Children and Young Adult Consultant for
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