Last Stop on Market Street (Newbery Medal Winner) (Caldecott Honor Book)

The old maxim that it is better to give than to receive is one that constantly proves itself to be true. The feeling you get after doing something for someone else, sometimes something as simple as surprising a friend with a little gift that they’ve been coveting (in my case, usually a book), is so […]

Whether you’re discovering them in childhood, reading them to your own children, or enjoying them as an adult, children’s books enrich our lives at many stages. Given the abundance of smart, stirring, and beautifully written children’s books that are published each year, choosing the best and brightest seems like an overwhelming, if not impossible undertaking—but such is […]

The angst of figuring out who you are in middle school is central to stories like Tim Federle’s (Better Nate Than Ever) “Secret Samantha” in which a girl named Sam sees in the cool new California girl a potential friend who also kicks back against social norms of gender. In “Main Street,” by Jacqueline Woodson […]

No child’s room is complete without a budding bookshelf, and we’re here to help you build your little one’s library with some of the best picture books ever written. From classic to contemporary reads, we’ve brought together 50 of the most unforgettable picture books of all time. Knowing that most children (or babies, even!) receive […]