Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own. By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in ...

Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist spotlights stories of neurodiversity and palaces filled with dumplings - ...

Pooh, We're Going on a Bear Hunt and Adventure Island are among the top books most likely to inspire children to go on an ...

This year's Caldecott medal went to a book about an older sister frustrated when her baby brother "helps." The Newbery went to a middle-grade tale about a time traveler at the turn of the century.

Like totems, we pass them on to our own children, each book a spell in itself. But there isn’t room in this list for everything. I’m sure that every single reader will gasp at omissions and ...