Children’s books
How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping kids start reading when they’re very young
This free program mails an age-appropriate book monthly to each enrolled child from birth to age 5.
Staying hopeful and true to oneself is a lesson these 5 kids books offer to kindergartners and other children
A children’s writer explains how ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ ‘The Rabbit Listened’ and other stories can help prepare kindergarten students for this next phase of life.
Children’s books about Black people’s everyday, joyful lives are sometimes banned – but they help all kids explore what it means to be human
Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and give all kids a window into others’ experiences.
Reading for pleasure builds empathy in children, but fewer kids are picking up books just for the fun of it
As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.