If children spend all their time on their smartphones, then why are traditional kids’ brands like Transformers doing better than ever?

That’s exactly what you’ll find at Liberation Thrift in Richmond, Virginia – a bargain paradise so expansive you might need breadcrumbs to find your way back to the entrance. There’s a particular ...

This book comes with some quick-dry clay and instructions on how to make a shitty little ashtray that you can show your friends and say, “Yeah, I really love pottery—I’m thinking of starting a ...

Teachers can guide students to recognize and understand their emotions by grounding conversations in engaging books.

The actor and author, who didn't fall in love with reading himself until his 30s, wants kids to get something special out of ...

Author and journalist Lynn Smith joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about her children's book "Just Keep Going," following a character named Mouse who learns to face challenges with perseverance and ...

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. A gentle story about separation anxiety, this sweet tale of a raccoon heading to school ...

Union Square & Co. today announced a new Mo Willems picture book, It’s My Bird-Day!, which will release on March 31, 2026. The 11th picture book to star the Pigeon, it will be accompanied by a ...

The current economic environment is marked by persistent inflation and a weakening labor market, raising uncertainty and risk ...

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LAist’s Antonia Cereijido talked with the author of "Margo’s Got Money Troubles" Rufi Thorpe about how the novel challenges ideas about motherhood, sex work and empowerment — and why she decided to ...