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 ...

Have you ever noticed your child behaving like this?They start drawing with crayons, but... when it doesn't go as planned, ...

It’s been a good 20 years since I began writing about children’s books for The Wall Street Journal. To mark the milestone, my editors requested—perversely, if you ask me—that I select the 20 best ...

There is a disjunction at the heart of children’s literature. It is that the placing of words and brushstrokes, the arranging of every publishing deal and the selling and buying of every book, is ...

From 1940 to 1973, Ursula Nordstrom transformed kids’ books into real art and big business. A new middle grade biography attempts to capture her magic. By Mac Barnett Mac Barnett is the current U.S.

James Marshall’s “George and Martha” books are witty and complex in their depictions of transformative friendship. By Hannah Kingsley-Ma There are few books my nephew and I agree on. This is because ...