The recent death of Jeremy Strong robbed children’s fiction of one its most cherished voices. Best known for titles such as The-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog (1996), Strong had been writing for nearly half ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

No book should be banned, but some reasons are the most absurd ever. That was the case for one particular book on the list of ...

From Meghan Markle's 'The Bench' to Lil Nas X's 'C is for Country,' these are the best celeb children's books to read right now. Meghan Markle, along with a handful of other celebrities, superstar ...

Stories help normalize grief while emphasizing memory, love, and healing. Reading together supports both grieving children and the adults guiding them. Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet.

The national ambassador for young people’s literature published a manifesto aimed at adults. Then came the blowback.