When author Bruce Handy's son was young, he loved and lost an orange balloon. He and illustrator Julie Kwon talk about a child's singular devotion to a lost object in their nearly wordless kids' book.

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 of Experimental Psychology revealed many adults often ...

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 picture books. My sixth grader is deep into The Hunger Games ...

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 unexpected—and unpleasant—places they’ve been pitched.

Reading opens a world of possibilities for a child, and you can help make that world a little bigger by donating NEW children’s books to the Books for Kids Book Drive. 2 On Your Side is proud to partner with Project Flight,

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 taken on a new role: social coordinator. This new phase ...

Melody’s Lane & The Book Store is organizing a book drive to help provide books to children affected by flooding in Cheboygan County.

These are the plots of just a few of the beautifully illustrated children’s books that came to life in Learn4Life high school’s children’s literature class. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Covers of children’s books written and illustrated by Learn4Life students in a new course that earns them core and elective credits The idea for such a class was born when teachers at Learn4Life high schools brainstormed ways to engage teens by pairing core classes with fun electives and CTE (career technical education) pathways.

Some states have banned LGBTQ+ children's books, but here are 10 educational titles that you should read to your child anyway!

Those innocent bedtime stories you lovingly read aloud night after night contained sophisticated adult themes that sailed right over young heads but spoke directly to your parental experiences and deepest concerns. While children delighted in colorful ...

March 8, 2024 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Welcome to “How I Became,” the Lifehacker series where I ask real people how they really got their jobs. This week I'm chatting with Aubre Andrus, an award-winning ...