Here are 10 books for kids about pets (suggested reading ages are indicated for each book). Most offer some valuable life lessons about pets and are also entertaining (even for closet adult readers): ...

In the wise words of Jane Austen, “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book.” Whether you have a newborn, toddlers or older kids, ...

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 ...

These back-to-school reads will help children tackle first-day nerves, new teachers, letters, numbers and more. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book author and illustrator, and the ...

Bedtime stories may be a way to help your child wind down from the day, but they are also critical for your child's brain development and a way for them to begin learning the basics of reading.

It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. These days, when I ...