World Literature Today provides regular coverage of children's literature, including reviews of new publications, discussion of major developments, and coverage of children's literature prizes and conferences. The following essays appeared in recent issues:

Kathy Latrobe on publishers and prizes in children's literature.

Sara Ann Beach and Elizabeth Harden Willner on the Harry Potter novels.

Ana Maria Machado interview about children's literature and her own work.

Kathy Latrobe and Trisha Hutcherson introduce ten top young-adult authors in the United States.