Children aren't reading for pleasure according to new research—here's how you can help them love books
The National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy ...
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Children’s Books
Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends creepy-crawly ...
Why Growing Minds Bookstore caps used kids books at $3: 'For all of our futures'
What’s your store’s story? Our store first opened in November 2021 and came out of my passion for children's ...
Children’s Day 2024: Books about empathy towards the self and the world
The terms ‘identity’, ‘empathy’ and ‘climate’ crisis seem like heavy words, especially when talking to children about them. But now authors and illustrators are creating engaging narratives around suc ...
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I Gave My Son the Books I Loved. He Chose ‘Heidi’ Instead.
“Heidi,” published in 1881 by Johanna Spyri, is the three-toed sloth of children’s books; it moves so slowly ... I started reading my son a free online version at bedtime, mostly for ...
Children’s book by chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians
A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for ...