If you're like me, you love to read about the world around you -- and find good chapter and middle grade books that represent ...

Author Edwidge Danticat is defending "Mama's Nightingale" after a Darien dad challenged the book, saying it "negatively ...

A child of books since she started reading at age 5 ... Author and social historian Naomi Hirahara’s fourth-grade class picture from Alta Loma Elementary in Altadena. Hirahara is hoping to ...

Magical start of the fantastic boy-wizard series.

Age 7 or 8 is a time when kids have a huge range of reading levels. Some are really ready for chapter books, while others are just getting the hang of storytime in general. The challenge at this age ...

Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own. By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in ...

An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they’re cracked up to be.

Rebecca Yarros' "Onyx Storm" was released less than a month ago, but fans are already desperate for dragon rider Violet Sorrengail's story to continue. "Onyx Storm" was the third book in Yarros ...

Get ready for both chills and chuckles in a new chapter book series! “Jasper Rabbit is the expert in all things creepy, and kids can't seem to get enough," Reynolds tells PEOPLE. "So I'm ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

BUTTE — The Dillon boys and girls basketball teams both picked up double-digit victories over Southwest A foe Butte Central on Thursday evening at the Maroon Activities Center. The No. 4 Beaver girls ...

In a new chapter book series aimed at ages 6 to 9, Jasper Rabbit is back for some new adventures. The new series includes Troubling Tonsils!, Unsettling Salad! and Yarn is Everything!, PEOPLE can ...