Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so ...

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When a child shares a book with a parent or carer, this encourages joint attention, helping adults to connect with their ...

Our Kids Read has donated over 50,000 books to elementary school students and raised $250,000 to fund literacy initiatives nationwide. Jahmal Lake is the founder of the Black-led nonprofit Our Kids ...

Reading novels puts students in community with complex ideas they can explore across weeks — in ways that simply cannot be recreated by skimming a two-sentence Instagram caption. Credit: Getty Images ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...

The 74 reports a decline in parents reading to children, linked to past negative experiences and digital distractions, ...

More than 8,000 books are now ready to go home with Omaha Public Schools students. It's thanks to Partnership 4 Kids' day of ...