It’s been a good 20 years since I began writing about children’s books for The Wall Street Journal. To mark the milestone, my editors requested—perversely, if you ask me—that I select the 20 best ...

Pioneered by Edward Steichen, Lewis W. Hine and Tana Hoban, photographically illustrated “concept” books have never had a ...

When I first started compiling this year-end book list, my daughters were 3 years and just 6 months old, and my main duties were feeding and chasing them around. But now that they are 10 and 7, I have ...

Before we look ahead to the new year and the exciting titles to come, critics and readers reflected on their most memorable children’s and YA picks. Check out our roundup of notable 2024 Best Books ...

Reese Witherspoon, Trevor Noah and Max Greenfield are out with new kids books. Poet laureate Ada Limón has a soothing bedtime story for little ones. Marisha Pessl delivers a smart novel that teens won ...

These two large-format, beautifully illustrated books for children could not be more different in their stories, and yet each is uplifting and celebratory in its own way. “Goodnight Sounds” is written ...

There is a disjunction at the heart of children’s literature. It is that the placing of words and brushstrokes, the arranging of every publishing deal and the selling and buying of every book, is ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Before looking ahead to the new year and the exciting titles to come, critics and readers reflected on their most memorable children’s and ...