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 ...

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I love finding the best kids’ books to read aloud — and highly recommend giving a book as a non-candy gift alternative. The ...

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Reading to your kids is one of the best gifts you can give them, but finding story time favorites and, eventually, a series that they’ll want to explore on their own grows more difficult every year ...

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 ...

It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...

As someone who’s spent years observing how children interact with books—both at home and through conversations with ...

These psychologists’ tips on the best way to read to kids can help foster a lifelong enthusiasm for books.