If you're a parent like me, you know how hard it can be to keep kids entertained. There's always the temptation to hand them an iPad or a cellphone, but Melissa LaSalle presses play on audiobooks. She ...

Celebrated author Mac Barnett is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has a new, short book about writing for kids: "Make Believe." He talks with NPR's Elissa Nadworny about it.