The winners of the Newbery and Caldecott medals were announced this week. Here’s what to know about the books — and the prestigious awards.

Song has gone on to make what she describes in her bio as “children’s books about sweetly funny outsiders.” She’s the creator ...

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Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Children’s books are bodies of work that thrive on specificity. With just the right use of humor, wit, and alliteration, authors like Theodor Seuss Geisel, Lewis Carroll, and Margaret Atwood, among ...

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 ...

Plus Natalia Shaloshvili’s “What a Small Cat Needs” nand Grace Farris’s “More Than a Million.” ...

An international group of literacy education experts are calling on teachers and parents to adopt a new framework for ...

Child development experts say that children develop their own sense of gender identity early on. But some kids and adults may find the topic of gender identity challenging or confusing, especially ...

These Valentine's Day picture books are loved by children and parents. Here's why you should include them in reading time ...