That makes it more crucial than ever for families to understand how children learn to read — through implicit exposure at home and in child-care settings, and through explicit teaching in elementary school.

These back-to-school reads will help children tackle first-day nerves, new teachers, letters, numbers and more. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book author and illustrator, and the librarian at Dorr Elementary School in Dorr, Mich.

Back when I first published this list in 2017, my two daughters were just 3 years and 7 months old. Now somehow I find myself the mom of an 11-year-old and an 8-year-old who have largely outgrown picture books. My sixth grader is deep into The Hunger Games ...

Most adults are well aware of the benefits that come with reading with children. Storytime with kids can improve their literacy and develop their communication skills. Research also shows children love being read to even up until young adulthood.

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IN any roundup of children’s books, such as the semiannual reports in this magazine, it is perhaps only fair to explain the ground rules governing the selection. The Christmas-season list which follows, then, does not by any means cover all the good ...

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book biography, a middle grade novel, a YA novel, and more.