Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year’s best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

Works by Ada Limón and Peter Sís, Randy Cecil, Lucy Ruth Cummins and more depict the poetry, wonder and droll humor inspired by the great beyond. From “The Spaceman.”Credit...Randy Cecil Supported by ...

With the help of our sister magazine " How It Works," we've pulled together some of the best science books for kids of all ages, which should keep their young minds fizzing with ideas long into the ...

"Kisses from Space" tells the story of a mother dragon who returns home to her children after an out-of-this-world adventure. Menon plans to read the book while in orbit aboard the SpaceX Dragon. She ...

There is a disjunction at the heart of children’s literature. It is that the placing of words and brushstrokes, the arranging of every publishing deal and the selling and buying of every book, is ...

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.

It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...