Children’s books you read to your kids with very adult messages Those innocent bedtime stories you lovingly read aloud night after night contained sophisticated adult themes that sailed right over ...

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you our favorite books of 2025, mythical tales for Percy Jackson fans, the year’s best picture books, thrilling middle grade mysteries, great books ...

Read 2 Succeed (R2S) offers tips for free summer reading activities to prevent learning loss. Free resources include audiobooks via the Libby app, rewards programs, and online read-alouds. At Read 2 ...

What was your favorite book as a kid? That question makes for a surprisingly effective icebreaker. You can tell a lot about someone from the books they read as a child. Case in point: I’m a journalist ...

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 ...