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Philip Nel on the Enduring Cultural Legacy of a Children’s Classic

By Philip Nel | July 28, 2025

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Keridiana Chez Explores the Role of Magic as Instant Gratification and Automation in the Potter-Verse

By Keridiana Chez | June 26, 2025

New Yorkers can meet the Moomins at a new exhibit. (And for everyone else, here's a sneak preview.)

New Yorkers can meet the Moomins at a new exhibit. (And for everyone else, here's a sneak preview.)

By Brittany Allen | June 5, 2025

Ten New Children's Books That Promise Page-Turning Adventures

Ten New Children's Books That Promise Page-Turning Adventures

For June, Caroline Carlson Recommends an Exciting Selection of (Mostly) Fantasy and Speculative Fiction For Young Readers

By Caroline Carlson | June 2, 2025

Publishers for Palestine condemns the Bologna Book Fair's silence on Gaza.

Publishers for Palestine condemns the Bologna Book Fair's silence on Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | April 3, 2025

Did You Know That James Baldwin Wrote for Children, Too?

Did You Know That James Baldwin Wrote for Children, Too?

Quartez Harris on the Lasting Impact of “Little Man, Little Man” on Children’s Literature

By Quartez Harris | March 3, 2025

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Bear It Somehow: Our Year in Family Reading

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Ten Children’s Books To Read and Enjoy Before The Year Ends

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“She Is Not Me.” What Reading to Your Children Teaches You About Yourself

“She Is Not Me.” What Reading to Your Children Teaches You About Yourself

Olivia A. Cole on Representation, Parenthood and the Power of Children’s Literature

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You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

Amy Gash Considers the Timeless Wisdom of Great Kid Lit

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Reading Aloud and Together: Ten New Children’s Books To Read Now

Reading Aloud and Together: Ten New Children’s Books To Read Now

Caroline Carlson Highlights New Books for the End of the Year

By Caroline Carlson | November 1, 2024

A Literary Inheritance: On the Stories We Tell (and Don’t Tell) To Our Children

A Literary Inheritance: On the Stories We Tell (and Don’t Tell) To Our Children

Alejandro Zambra: “All I have to do is sit beside you...and read to you the parts of the book that have words...”

By Alejandro Zambra | October 8, 2024

Looking After the Books: Remembering Children’s Author Joan Aiken

Looking After the Books: Remembering Children’s Author Joan Aiken

Lizza Aiken on the Responsibility of Maintaining Her Mother's Literary Legacy

By Lizza Aiken | September 30, 2024

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