There is a disjunction at the heart of children’s literature. It is that the placing of words and brushstrokes, the arranging of every publishing deal and the selling and buying of every book, is ...

What was your favorite book as a kid? That question makes for a surprisingly effective icebreaker. You can tell a lot about someone from the books they read as a child. Case in point: I’m a journalist ...

Reese Witherspoon, Trevor Noah and Max Greenfield are out with new kids books. Poet laureate Ada Limón has a soothing bedtime story for little ones. Marisha Pessl delivers a smart novel that teens won ...

Reading is a fun and magical experience for kids, but the pull of their screens—whether computers, phones, tablets or video games—can mean less time for reading. Enter: audiobooks. They’re not just ...