While he may not be donning a cape and swooping in to save the day, Dav Pilkey is a literary superhero of sorts. And now he’s the first Scholastic author-illustrator whose work will have a dedicated ...

Scholastic apologized for confusion over the optional section. Children’s book publisher Scholastic has reversed its decision to create a separate, optional section for its elementary school book ...

After a flurry of criticism, Scholastic is reversing a decision to allow school districts to exclude books that deal with race, LGBTQ and other issues related to diversity from the publisher's popular ...

As several local school districts host their Scholastic Book Fairs this week, the book fair is facing controversy about how it displays diverse books. The book fair has a new collection this year, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Amid the battles in state legislatures and governors' mansions over banning books, Bay Area-based author Maggie Tokuda-Hall has found her children's book in the crosshairs.

Literary organizations and authors are criticizing Scholastic this week for its announcement that it will offer certain books that feature themes of LGBTQ identities or race in an optional “Share ...

OKEMOS — Okemos Public School District has canceled their planned Scholastic Book Fairs this fall because the company decided to place “diverse” books in a separate collection — making it easier for ...

Regular readers will not be surprised to know that my childhood identity was that of Book Girl: The kid whose nose was forever in a book. Who read all the "Little House" books, including the one ...

"Why is Scholastic caving to the whims of a few bigots in a very vocal minority? one critic of the policy asked. The publisher Scholastic recently sent a letter to children’s book authors and ...

As I look at the calendar and realize yet another year is winding down, I've felt extra nostalgic for the books I spent countless hours reading in elementary and middle school. This list compiles some ...

Many adults have fond memories of going to the school book fair as children, entering the school library clutching an order form and a few crumpled bills and leaving with a few shiny new books. For a ...