# “Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children,” with Mac Barnett

When was the last time you read a picture book? For author Mac Barnett, the ninth U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, children’s books are an art form of their own merit. Join Barnett to discuss his Ambassadorship and his newest book “Make Believe,” a book for adults that argues for the importance and artistic value of children’s literature. Moderated by Hannah Freece.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 45 min
- By: Barnett, Mac
- Genres: Children's
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12332/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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