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Handmade book evoking ocean shore

Art educators respond to sociocultural issues in Worlds of Words Center exhibit

The shadow of a man in a window peers into an empty bedroom, a book open face up on a nightstand. The photograph is in black and white.

Worlds of Words Center Exhibit Asks, “Who Are You as a Reader?”

U of A students delighted by a tactile copy of The Mitten

IBBY's 2025 Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

Eliette (7th grade) considers an illustration from the book Sumo Libre.

Cepeda Stories: Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Black, White and Gray Pop in New Worlds of Words Center Exhibit

Stitching Stories: New Exhibit Featuring Hmong Storycloths

Concept art for Gibberish on a table easel displayed with a final copy of the book

Worlds of Words Center Expands Holdings of Original Picturebook Illustrations

two women compare different stories of Little Red Ridinghood, two other young women look at illustrations in the background

The Colourful World Beyond the Seven Hills

Worlds of Words Center Launches First Crowdfund Effort to Bring Global Stories to Life

Young woman compares maps of Arizona to a hand-written chart

Arizona Is a Story

WOW Center Launches Reading-Focused Podcast Centering Youth Voices

A smiling Mary J. Wong posed in front of a shelf with many picturebooks.

Worlds of Words Center Receives Large Donation of Art from Mary J. Wong

Young woman examines Ali Mitgutsch books closely.

The Whole World on One Page: International Wimmelbooks

two pages from a coaching book, one side is all chinese writing and the other is a labeled map

Worlds of Words Center Presents - Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America

WOW Reading Ambassadors Host Read-a-thon

Children Draw Themselves: Self-portraits from All Over the World In Times of Covid