Get ready to laugh, chortle, giggle, and chuckle with these best funny books to read aloud to your kids. These are the funniest, funny picture book favorites that my kids loved me to read to them and ...

School may be looming (horrors) but there's plenty of summer left. USA TODAY's Jocelyn McClurg recommends six illustrated picture books to help tykes enjoy the sunny season before it evaporates.

Summer is here, bringing with it free time and sunny weather: the perfect combo for adventuring. Eliot Schrefer looks at four new notable picture books featuring kids getting out of the house and ...

A local author and businesswoman is preparing to launch her fifth children’s picture book, pairing its message of kindness ...

A playful farm animal series that helps young children build resilience, flexibility, and emotional confidence through story Growing up in Augusta shaped how I see community, care, and childhood.

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Children's picture book Our World Is a Family by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer Jackson, illustrated by Nomar Perez, teaches kids about refugees and how to help them. Children’s picture book Our World Is ...

Readers share the enjoyment, for adults, too, and offer research showing how the genre advances child linguistic and cognitive development. To the Editor: Re “You’re Not Too Old for Picture Books” ...

Recently, former President Barack Obama paid a visit to the Bessie Coleman Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sitting ...