Barnes & Noble suspends reissues of classics with new images

By HILLEL ITALIEFebruary 5, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble is withdrawing a planned line of famous literature reissued with multicultural cover images that has been met with widespread criticism on social media.

Charles Santore, illustrator of children’s books, dies at 84

By KRISTEN DE GROOTAugust 17, 2019 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Charles Santore, an illustrator known for his richly detailed and whimsical interpretations of classic children's books has died, his daughter said Friday.

‘Wizard of Oz’ comes to life in western Michigan park

June 9, 2019 GMT

HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — Families in western Michigan can follow the yellow brick road as a project brings "The Wizard of Oz" to a Holland park.

“The Wizard of Oz” breaks records for the Colorado Ballet

By STEPHANIE WOLFFebruary 2, 2019 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A ballet adaption of "The Wizard of Oz" is something choreographer Septime Webre has dreamed about for a long time.

"In some ways this ballet has been incubating since I was 12-years-old," Webre said.

Webre, who is the artistic director of the Hong Kong Ballet, grew up with the L. Frank Baum novel about the Kansas girl Dorothy and her journey through the whimsical world of Oz.