The very act of reading independently should be pleasurable. Forcing a child to stumble through works that are too difficult ...

Books can hold decades of earned knowledge in the span of a few hundred pages. When it comes to understanding finances, fewer decisions are easier, cheaper or more impactful than the move to educate ...

Picture books are my go-to resource when I’m looking for ways to support a curricular topic, classroom activity, or abstract ...

It’s Children’s Book week and the beginning of National American Indian Heritage Month, a good time to explore some newly ...

We also made sure to include some of his lesser-known books to ensure there is something for every type of reader. And finally, we asked some Stephen King aficionados—including authors ...

Non-fiction publishing is failing its readers. It is pumping out books with supposedly game-changing ideas, without bothering to ensure basic accuracy. These tomes have the appearance of academic ...

The National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy ...

This month Naperville Public Library’s highlighting the Amazing Book Challenge theme “Villain as the Main Character.” ...

When I first learned about Katherine Rundell’s “Impossible Creatures” (after critic Ron Charles praised it in the Washington Post), the U.K. fantasy novel wasn’t yet available here in the ...

Dr. Christopher McNeil, a former elementary school principal, is pairing reading with self-care for young students. From inside of George Melcher Elementary, the Books And Barbers is in session.

Caitlyn Webber stands with packages containing donated books at her home on Okinawa, Nov. 6, 2024. Webber, a Marine Corps ...