Capturing elusive feelings in words and pictures is the central project, and the greatest challenge, of a children’s book. For young people led by their tender hearts, a book that understands those ...

These back-to-school reads will help children tackle first-day nerves, new teachers, letters, numbers and more. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book author and illustrator, and the ...

The joys and struggles of the toddler years may be behind you, but they’ve been replaced by a fresh set of challenges. Your child can now speak, yet truly connecting through conversation can still be ...

Schools are closed and kids are unable to play with friends or family members outside their immediate household. It's a recipe for loneliness. In order to help kids cope with missing out on much of ...

"We're All Wonders" by R. J. Palacio. Handout TNS Parents need to know that R.J. Palacio’s “We’re All Wonders” presents Auggie, the facially disfigured main character of her award-winning middle-grade ...

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 ...

Everyone wants to have friends and to feel that they belong. That is true for both young and old. One of the greatest fears of humans is to feel abandoned. If there are few to no friends, no sense of ...

MID-DAY: In your words, what does an ideal preschooler book look like? Tina Narang: Pre-School is when most children first encounter books. It is the most significant stage in their reading journey, ...