For Mac Barnett, being silly is a serious craft. Last month, the two-time Caldecott Medal honoree was appointed as the ninth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. During a ceremony ...

The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is to focus on picture... Are picture books undervalued? This new ...

The United States has a new ambassador, not to a country but for children's books. The Library of Congress has named Mac Barnett its national ambassador for young people's literature. So what does ...

The United States has a new ambassador, not to a country but for children's books. The Library of Congress has named Mac Barnett its national ambassador for young people's literature. So what does ...

And Mac Barnett doesn't like to think of kids as future adults. "We're never going to win the argument that you should read a book because it's good for you," he said. "This isn't why kids read." ...