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 ...

It’s been a good 20 years since I began writing about children’s books for The Wall Street Journal. To mark the milestone, my editors requested—perversely, if you ask me—that I select the 20 best ...

Feel free to connect with him or check out his work. He's everywhere — Upwork, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, Collider, LinkedIn, Instagram. Children’s books survive for reasons adults do not always ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010 ...

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 ...

From popular titles to hidden gems, here are 17 children’s books every Nigerian parent should know, along with trusted bookstores where they can shop for them. Books can shape how kids see themselves ...

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 ...