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A physician who turned to writing after a career-ending injury has published a rhythmic children's book teaching kids they're "perfectly perfect from birth." Dr. Tiffanie Tate's new story uses three friends to explore confidence, kindness, and self-image in ways young readers can understand.
A children's book festival in Lagos has attracted over 10,000 young readers since 2019, championing homegrown African tales that finally reflect Nigerian kids' lives. The movement is transforming a $52 million market once dominated by foreign books.
WNBA star Caitlin Clark is bringing the inspiration from her childhood bedroom wall to young readers everywhere. Her debut children's book teaches kids that going the extra mile makes all the difference.
Parents are turning to eight carefully selected books to help children trade screens for stories this summer. From Himalayan adventures to climate fiction, these reads promise to captivate young minds with lessons they'll carry for years.
The beloved "Choose Your Own Adventure" books that empowered kids in the '80s and '90s are making a comeback. "Space and Beyond" launches this summer as a stunning graphic novel with 44 possible endings.
Justice Neil Gorsuch just released a children's book celebrating the heroes of 1776, aiming to reverse declining civic knowledge as America approaches its 250th birthday. The beautifully illustrated book brings forgotten patriots to life alongside famous founders.
The creative team behind The Lost Words, which sold 500,000 copies worldwide, has launched The Book of Birds to celebrate 49 declining British species. Their stunning new collaboration combines Jackie Morris's paintings with Robert Macfarlane's poetry to help readers fall in love with birds before they disappear.
Children's author Evelina Ruimy is building a quieter kind of impact with stories that teach empathy and emotional awareness. Her book, Hop's Tales, The Kind Bunny, helps young readers understand kindness through gentle, authentic storytelling.
A literacy charity just received over 1,000 children's books to help young readers who are falling behind. The campaign brought together local businesses, schools, and authors during National Storytelling Week.
A new children's book teaches empathy through a dog who learns to let a captured firefly go free. Nikita Medrano's rhyming tale helps kids understand respect and friendship.
Shirley Horn, taken from her family at age five, worked with an Anishinaabe author to create a children's book blending truth and hope. The illustrated story preserves history while showing the resilience of children who survived Canada's residential school system.
A woman who planned her funeral at age 6 while fighting leukemia now helps other children navigate cancer through books she wishes she'd had. The Luna Peak Foundation has donated over 4,000 books to families and hospitals since 2020.
When Margie and Mark Arnold opened a children's bookshop in one of Australia's most disadvantaged towns, locals said it would fail. Three decades later, Meg's Bookshop became a world-class literary hub that proved everyone wrong.
A new picture book uses colorful gummy bears to help 3-5 year olds learn that listening and sharing can solve problems better than arguing. The rhyming story follows Alex, the smallest bear on the mountain, who brings feuding red and blue gummy bears together through simple acts of courage.
A Louisiana grandmother turned her grandson's real-life friendship with a tiny insect into a children's book teaching empathy. The story shows kids how even the smallest acts of kindness can make the world brighter.
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani is launching his first children's book starring his rescue dog Decoy, with proceeds supporting animal rescue organizations. The illustrated adventure hits shelves Tuesday from HarperCollins.
A Métis illustrator is helping share a residential school survivor's message of kindness through a bilingual children's book that teaches Cree values with gentle care. The true story honors one mother's resilience while making difficult history accessible to young readers.
After 35 years of bringing laughter to Japan Times readers, cartoonist Roger Dahl is closing one chapter to open another. He's trading his longtime editorial cartoons for children's books, graphic novels, and animation projects.