Behold, the picture book! The great and glorious literature hiding in humble places all around us: on the bottommost shelves ...

A local writer has published a new children’s book about a baby bug chasing a firefly. Nancy Reed, a Bovina native, said that having grown up on a dairy farm, she always had a “fondness for the ...

Today The Atlantic launches “65 Essential Children’s Books,” a new editorial project that brings together important illustrated stories for young readers, beginning with The Story of Ferdinand, by ...

Today we’ve got children’s picture books that emphasize kindness and anti-violence, and a new collection about New York from a Twin Cities baker/poet. Minnesota author and graphic designer Michael ...

'So much of this book is about giving something to my children,' says the 'Younger' and "City on Fire' actor Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print ...

The Nobel laureate’s “Small Memories” is a mix of peasant life, boyhood adventure and wide-eyed wonder. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is a senior editor at the Book Review, where he has also been ...

The multi-Grammy award-winning artist and songwriter will publish her debut children’s picture book, Everywhere You Are, with Putnam Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers.

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss is the children’s books editor at the Book Review.

If you've found yourself reading the same picture book over and over (and over and over) to a small but determined audience we see you and salute you! Perhaps you'd like to add a few new titles to the ...

Toni Morrison’s words still have the power to shake the world. Even in an era when her books face censorship, her legacy continues to inspire. Now, bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney is ensuring ...

Griffin-EL: This holiday season, there's no greater gift than a tool that can help inspire children to pursue their dreams.