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

James Marshall’s “George and Martha” books are witty and complex in their depictions of transformative friendship.

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about the joys of friendship, a middle grade novel following a ...

Books profoundly shape children's personalities, fostering empathy, confidence, and moral judgment. This article highlights ...

Children’s books are bodies of work that thrive on specificity. With just the right use of humor, wit, and alliteration, authors like Theodor Seuss Geisel, Lewis Carroll, and Margaret Atwood, among ...

Parents and grandparents seeking Christmas or Hanukkah books for children that center on celebrating the birth of a savior or the miracle of light in the darkness have many new titles to choose from ...

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

A joyful roundup of the best children’s books of 2025 filled with imagination, kindness, wonder and adventure for young ...