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 ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010 ...

As an avid bookworm and mum of two, I started reading books to my daughters at around three months old. The benefits, for all of us, have been huge. Alongside baby toys, books were a fun activity to ...

I'm the baby and kids gear writer, a mom to three and former teacher. Find something new to read with your kids with one of these best children's books, selected by educators and librarians. A child ...

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 ...

If you are a parent of a young child, sleep may well have become an obsession for you. Toddlers often wake frequently during the night. Sleep deprivation is a real problem for parents. And parents are ...

If you want your kids to spend more time this summer away from screens and delving into books, start with the beloved Percy ...

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book highlighting the vividness of each day, a middle grade novel about an eerie summer camp that transforms a tween’s group of friends, a YA ...

The Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides books to children ages 0 to 5, one a month, mailed to their homes for free.