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#Children’s

Whether you’re looking for kid’s books online to read to your small humans or because you’re young at heart, we’ve got the best kid lit recommendations! Our kid’s books post cover everything from children’s picture books to chapter books for kids to middle grade fiction recommendations.

The Best Interactive Children’s Books

Interactive children's books gave young readers a chance to explore creativity and problem solving skills beyond the words on the pages. These are the best.

Gender Essentialism in Beverly Cleary’s RIBSY

On reading a classic to your kid that turns out to be sexist, and just not wanting to deal with it.

Beyond Goodnight Moon: Unique Books to Give at Baby Showers

Unique books to gift at your next baby shower!

11 Things to Do on Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday

11 fun ways to celebrate Hans Christian Andersen's 211th birthday.

30 Books of Poetry for Young Readers for National Poetry Month

Picture books, middle grade reads, and YA novels in verse and collections of poetry for readers of all ages.

Are You Raising a Reader?

Are you raising a reader? Take this quiz to find out--plus get tips to create a literacy-rich home and bolster your family’s book love.

An Absolutely Serious Analysis of TOOTLE

On Editing Children’s Literature Textbooks

An editor of children's textbooks on pushing against what's always been done to give students interesting reading in the classroom.

How Mirka Got Her Sword: Yarn, Yelling, and Yiddish in Hereville

Monica discusses the graphic novel How Mirka Got Her Sword, and the religious and fairy tale themes that run through it.

To Ramona Quimby, With Love

One reader on getting through the Ramona Quimby books with her kids for the first time.