Natasha Davis has always encouraged her daughters to read. So she was delighted when Nilah, a third grader at King Elementary ...

Books are an incredible tool to help children gain empathy by reading about other cultures and walking in someone else’s footsteps. There are approximately 23,000 young-adult titles in the collection.

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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 ...

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Summer vacation means more time for reading — for fun! Jenna Bush Hager is here to help with her annual Read With Jenna Jr. list, designed for kids across an array of ages. "The list has everything.

I remember reading Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl, to my two oldest kids — maybe they were 5 and 7 at the time. The younger of the two could easily be overwhelmed by empathy, and I ...

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.

Are you looking for good mermaid children’s books? Let me share my top 20 picks for adorable mermaid books for kids! This ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. For this package, we’ve been asking authors and illustrators to discuss the decisions influencing a single page or ...