Finally, it may be possible to give a kid a comic again. It may even be necessary. After a long dearth of quality new comics for younger readers, a burgeoning swell of books has begun to bubble into ...

Like many New Yorkers, Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly now divide their world into Before and After. Before the morning of Sept. 11 and a panicked journey from their SoHo loft to Stuyvesant High ...

Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” helped shift public perception of comicbooks away from mere juvenilia. Now he’s trying to push it back down the age ladder again. Co-edited with his wife, Francoise Mouly, ...

Spiegelman and Mouly discuss their exciting treat for kids of all ages-the newest Little Lit, with weird illustrated tales by the likes of Paul Auster, Maurice Sendak and Jules Feiffer.

That's the draw of the newest exhibit at Essex Art Center in Lawrence exploring modern art in children's books. Where are the best places to shop? Who gives the best haircut? Who cooks the best burger ...

Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (Harper Collins) A new Little Lit is always an event, and this one has work by the dreaded Lemony Snicket and a fabulous four-page Breughel-like ...