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As a pediatrician, I know that some of the most transformative gifts for young children don’t require batteries or assembly.

Eve was one of dozens of Thai women who traveled 4,000 miles — only to be trapped by the dark side of the global fertility ...

Jon Klassen is best known for dryly humorous picture books with a bit of darkness about them—“I Want My Hat Back” (2011) and “This Is Not My Hat” (2012) being the most striking examples. In a new ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.

This year’s top titles run the gamut and include an adaption of a Korean folk tale, a highly entertaining question-and-answer ...

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A children’s book about Kahoʻolawe written and illustrated by Native Hawaiians has been earning national praise. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol caught up with the author.

You might have already read Read With Jenna’s December 2025 pick — but now’s a good time for a re-read. Jenna has selected Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as her last choice of 2025. “‘Pride and ...

After his mom died, Fry Bread author Kevin Maillard found himself wondering, "but where did she go?" So he wrote about it. His new kids' book is And They Walk On, illustrated by Rafael López.

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