Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor.

Now very young reader can share the pleasures of McCaughren’s nature tales courtesy of his new title Run Home, Little Fox (O’Brien Press, 3+, 14.99), a picture book collaboration with Erika McGann, ...

Reviews of “The Book of Candles,” “How Six Found Christmas,” “The Snow Theater” and more.

Jennifer L. Holm’s “Outside” and Rebecca Stead’s “The Experiment” both feature well-meaning grown-ups who do everything to protect their kids — and fail.

Children especially delight in holiday books. Reading such books helps to build a comforting family tradition that can be ...

In their 73rd year of highlighting children’s books, the New York Times Book Review and the New York Public Library have announced the 10 winners of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award. This ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

We are approaching the season of winter festivities and gift giving, a time when grown-ups often enjoy gifting picture-books to the youngest members of our circle. I have been looking at the best of ...

Meghan Cox Gurdon says farewell to her column reviewing books for children, and shares some of her favorites from the past ...