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The author explores several novels worth reading during a road trip. After examining definitions of road trips and journeys, books discussed include "Paper Towns" by John Green, "The Car" by Gary Paulsen, and "In the Path of Falling Objects" by Andrew Smith. Protagonists, travel stories, and narratives are described. The author recommends "Rose by Any Other Name" by Maureen McCarthy.

Features author Hans Christian Andersen and his paper art. Forms of entertainment provided by Andersen during holidays; Impression of Henry Dickens, son of author Charles Dickens, regarding Andersen and his talent in paper cutting; Significance of the Frijsenborg cutting to the life of Andersen.

In this article, the author talks about childhood reading and allegorical elements of children's books. It mentions about the discussion of Facebook group called Jewish Kidlit Mavens members about their childhood reading of author C. S. Lewis's Narnia series. It also talks about author's reading of the book The Gift.

An introduction is presented in which the editor previews several 2016 books reviewed within the issue including "Paper Wishes" by Lois Sepahban, "With Malice: A Novel" by Eileen Cook, and "Anna & the Swallow Man" by Gavriel Savit.

In this article, the author discusses paper, his preferred art medium. His love for paper started when his mother, who was a secretary for Ford Motor Company, brought him home some company letterhead to draw on. The author discusses two different paper stores in New York City, Kate's Paperie and Pearl Paint.

The author describes the materials she uses to create her artworks for books. Her favorite is the pencil since it allows her to tell a story through the lines of her drawings. She also loves oil paint for its slow drying and odors. She adds that she likes the need to apply a scientific method when using oil paint.

The article presents information related to children's literature legacy award acceptance in the U.S. It mentions about several children's book authors including Jane Gardam, Virginia Hamilton, Donald Crews and Anita Lobel. It also mentions about the relevance of the color of the headbands on a novel, the weight of the paper and moving an illustration or a line of text.

The article discusses how digital illustration could reimagine the way books are illustrated and the way they work. Digital illustration has been made to mimic traditional techniques, but in the form of ebooks, it could do much more. Images could move across the screen in a way unimaginable on paper. Already, David Macaulay's "Black and White," Art Spiegelman's "Open Me...I'm a Dog!," and David Wiesner's "The Three Pigs" are playing with traditional ideas of books and paper.

The article discusses children's book author James Marshall's papers, entitled "How to Make a Stupid Book." The papers are a series of sketches, text and story ideas for the book "The Stupids Die." They are remarkable in that they show the extent to which Marshall worked on and revised the seemingly simple The Stupids books.

The article explains the technique involved in pulp painting, a technique used in illustrating children's books. The technique involves pouring cotton rag fiber that is suspended in water through hand-cut stencils onto a screen, creating an image in handmade paper. The author describes the advantages and disadvantages of the technique.

The article offers literary news briefs. The poetry collection "Button Up!" by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Petra Mathers won the 2010 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award. The papers presented at the 2008 Beatrix Potter Society's Thirteenth International Study Conference are presented in the book "Beatrix Potter: Fables to Faeries" by Rowena Godfrey. Reviewer Robin L. Smith will serve on the 2011 Caldecott Committee.

This article is focused on the African American children's literature writer and illustrator Ashley Bryan. Bryan has written and illustrated such books as "The Ox of the Wonderful Horns and Other African Folktales," "All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals," and "The Night Has Ears: African Proverbs." The author comments on Bryan's artwork, formed by materials such as stained sea glass panels, puppets, and cut paper.

The article discusses the merchandising associated with Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House book series. The tales of pioneer self-reliance have spawned a collection of picture books, paper dolls, calendars, craft books and even clothing. The article argues that simplification robs readers of the joy of learning the small details of pioneer life. The books "Dance at Grandpa's" and "Little House in the Big Woods" and "Hard Times on the Prairie" and "Little House on the Prairie" are compared.

The article discusses the literary works of author Michael Dorris. Dorris' works include "Morning Girl," "Guests," and "A Yellow Raft in Blue Water." Dorris discusses his writing techniques, the transformation of stories from thought to paper, the psychology of a writer, and the process of developing characters. Additional article topics include creating plots, Dorris' inspirations, the importance of detail within a storyline, and experimentation with themes and narration.

The article presents a speech given by illustrator Ed Young, winner of the 1990 Caldecott Medal for his children's book "Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China." In the speech Young discusses his film "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes," which is a story about the courage of a young Japanese girl inflected with leukemia, his study of Tai chi chuan, and the background to illustrating "Lon Po Po."

The author discusses the materials and techniques he uses to make comics. He first started making comics according to the book "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way," by Stan Lee and John Buscema. After meeting other cartoonists, he decided to use a Japanese brush pen which allowed him to get slick, lively, black lines while avoiding spilled ink. Using vellum, a see-through paper, allows him to look at the mirror image of his drawing easily.

The author discusses using different media for her artworks for picture books. She says that she first used pencils, erasers and paper to copy artworks. When she decided to become an illustrator, she started using crayons that turned into watercolor to paint. She used acrylics to try to emulate the painting styles of the illustrators she admired.

An interview with author Stephen Briseño is presented. Topics include his addiction to office supplies as he finds something about the potential of a blank notebook waiting to be filled, his experience of trips to Mexico with parents during his childhood, and his expectation from Latinx students to see that their dreams are possible and their stories need to be told.

A calendar of events related to children's literature in Massachusetts during 2010 and 2011 is presented which includes the exhibitions "Eric Carle: Prints and Papers" and "Leo Lionni: Geraldine, the Music Mouse" at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and a screening of the documentary film "Library of the Early Mind" at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The article discusses the "March Against Illiteracy," a children's reading program started by Janet E. Grojean, the owner and manager of the Little Professor Book Center in LaVista, Nebraska, in 1990. Children who participated read books and had their name added to a paper chain on display around her store. The article presents details of the project, as well as other reading and literacy efforts around the country.