Abbot Public Library’s own Kimberly Grad will serve on the 2026 Randolph Caldecott Award Selection Committee under the direction of the American Library Association (ALA).  Grad, who moved to ...

Last year, his skill earned him a Caldecott Medal, which recognises the best picture books illustrated by Americans, “Life is not perfect – so I find beauty in things that are imperfect.

Award-winning author and illustrator Matthew Cordell will unveil his latest picture book, “To See an Owl,” at Lake Villa ...