Diverse children’s books are important for children of color. They offer them visibility, relatability, and vital moments of representation—but they’re important for all children, too. In a country as ...

As parents, it may feel overwhelming when young learners come to you with tough questions, especially those about differences they notice in themselves or others. A 2020 study published in the Journal ...

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 ...

The loss of a pet can be devastating. These children’s books explore grief, memory, and healing through stories kids can ...

The former NFL star and literary advocate’s sophomore book is an ode to the power of words ...

What does it feel like to truly own something? Children’s book author and illustrator Jon Klassen is trying to give really young children that feeling with a trilogy of board books about things. The ...

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 ...

Welcome to our spring 2025 Children’s Preview issue! Authors and publishers discuss how they’re keeping up with the ever-shifting social media landscape. Editors share stories about the most ...

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 ...

Challenging the norms, one book at a time. For two years I spent my Fridays with an incredible young girl who I met through The Pyjama Foundation – an organisation that pairs children in foster care ...

Cuyahoga County Public Library librarians noticed children’s titles dominated 2025’s most borrowed books list.