The recent death of Jeremy Strong robbed children’s fiction of one its most cherished voices. Best known for titles such as The-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog (1996), Strong had been writing for nearly half ...

When I first started compiling this year-end book list, my daughters were 3 years and just 6 months old, and my main duties were feeding and chasing them around. But now that they are 10 and 7, I have ...

Back when I first published this list in 2017, my two daughters were just 3 years and 7 months old. Now somehow I find myself the mom of an 11-year-old and an 8-year-old who have largely outgrown ...

Reading opens doors to endless worlds where imagination runs wild, and every page turns into an adventure. The year 2025 has blessed us with remarkable children's books that spark curiosity, teach ...

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Reading to your kids is one of the best gifts you can give them, but finding story time favorites and, eventually, a series that they’ll want to explore on their own grows more difficult every year ...

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Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss is the ...

Stories help normalize grief while emphasizing memory, love, and healing. Reading together supports both grieving children and the adults guiding them. Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet.