The 74 reports that reading for pleasure among kids has significantly declined, driven by distractions like smartphones and altered school priorities.

"The amount of people reading aloud to their kids and kids reading for pleasure has dropped substantially," Tigges reports. And to help foster a love of reading, Tigges suggests starting as early as ...

Good stories can come from our own experiences, a bestselling author told Jefferson City children. Natalie Lloyd is a bestselling children's author of books like "A Snicker of Magic," "Over the Moon" ...

From cartoon chaos to real-life conservation stars, Tasmanian devils have gone from pests to pride. Meet Australia’s loudest underdog.

I started going to bed every night with crippling anxiety that I was slowly turning into something I couldn’t fathom myself as, and one day I would wake up as someone I couldn’t recognize. The ...

Sam Zermeño puts his hooded cloak and robes on one arm at a time just like everyone else.

Quantum physics can seem pretty tough at first, but there are a lot of books out there that make it way less scary. If you’re just starting out and want to learn about quantum physics without getting ...

There's nothing better than cozying up by the fire, drinking a warm cup of tea and escaping into a good book. But there’s nothing worse than picking up a book, reading a few pages or chapters and ...

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.

A half-century ago, we were just a bunch of country kids on the outskirts of a little speck on the map known as Melrose, Florida. We were running wild among the scrub oaks and piney woods. We were the ...

Told from a child’s perspective, Kimberly Tso’s new children’s book offers a playful way to connect kids with Chinatown’s history and heritage.