Dive into 11 books that bring the stories of Black Americans to life, and explore our top picks for inspiring, unforgettable ...

Reading with young children has lots of benefits. Experts agree it can be key to language, cognitive and emotional development, while also encouraging imagination and creativity. Books can help boost ...

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 ...

Children and an adult read books at the Altadena Main Library in Altadena, Calif., in March 2025. Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images After decades of stagnating ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

Those innocent bedtime stories you lovingly read aloud night after night contained sophisticated adult themes that sailed right over young heads but spoke directly to your parental experiences and ...