The 1994 board book edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle has climbed to #25 in Amazon ’s Best Sellers in ...

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 ...

A visit to the English manor that inspired “A Secret Garden” or a stroll through Tintin’s Brussels can turn stories into treasured memories. By Ginanne Brownell Reporting from Charlottetown on Prince ...

My parents are retired and recently downsized from their house to a condo. When they were clearing things out, they found some of my old childhood books. I have two kids, “Riley,” 6, and “Reed,” 3, so ...

I just recently had my first kid and he is now at the age where he absolutely has favorite books. I'll hold up two options and he smacks his little hand against one of them and proclaims joyously that ...

A-list celebrities, including Oscar winners and athletes, have let their imaginations run wild by creating children's books with stories that provide powerful messages for children and adults. Many of ...

If you're a parent like me, you know how hard it can be to keep kids entertained. There's always the temptation to hand them an iPad or a cellphone, but Melissa LaSalle presses play on audiobooks. She ...

You may be too big for bedtime stories, but these books will make you want to get into your coziest pajamas. Hair cuts, lipstick shades and sneaker styles may come and go. But like white t-shirts, ...

It’s easy to get sentimental about the joy children’s books bring to kids. But picture books must also be read by adults, who, depending on the text, may not be quite as charmed. (My sympathies to ...

One of the perks of parenthood, it is often said, is to relive the joys of one’s youth, to share with your child everything you once loved—especially books. Before I was a parent, I was skeptical of ...