I can think of few better ways to get people’s backs up than to pronounce a list of the 50 best children’s books of all time. The books we read when we are very young retain a vital claim on our adult ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so. For a child, that grief can be even more overwhelming. Although words may ...

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.

From popular titles to hidden gems, here are 17 children’s books every Nigerian parent should know, along with trusted bookstores where they can shop for them. Books can shape how kids see themselves ...

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.