What is free, low technology, hugely important and fun to do with people of all ages? The answer is read aloud. I was fortunate while growing up with four siblings to belong to a family that read.

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Published in 2018, Adeyemi’s “Children of Blood and Bone” has become ... so good and so Black that everyone’s going to have to read it even if you’re racist,’” Adeyemi told EW.

Rapid advancements in digital technology and the growth of internet and smartphone access, particularly in developing nations, are putting more children at risk every day,” said lead author of ...

For parents who want their children to start reading more and for children wanting to delve into a different range of genres, where does one start? Amidst constant discussion about screen time ...

Expensive to run and somewhat dangerous to use, many parents can’t afford or don’t trust their children with a kerosene lantern, and so send them to bed without means to read books.

Cottrell-Boyce, whose books include Millions and Cosmic, will warn that while children in the UK may fare well in reading league tables, reading for pleasure is in decline, leading to "less chance ...

A road sign advocating kindness appeared on a street in Hull in July last year Kindness has been chosen as Children's Word of the Year for 2024 after a survey of thousands of young people.

David Beckham has warned that girls are being "held back" during a speech in Davos – where he also told Sky News his children's rights advocacy was "one of the most important things" in his life.

WATCH: Pauline Quirke's son Charlie joins her on Loose Women A proud mum of two, Pauline is currently being supported by her two children – daughter, Emily, 40, and son, Charlie, 30. The actress ...

As a young girl in the 1990s, I was surrounded by orphan stories: our family’s creaky VHS tape of the 1982 version of “Annie”; the well-thumbed library paperbacks of “The Boxcar Children ...