#Children’s

Whether you’re looking for kid’s books online to read to your small humans or because you’re young at heart, we’ve got the best kid lit recommendations! Our kid’s books post cover everything from children’s picture books to chapter books for kids to middle grade fiction recommendations.

5 Spooky Halloween Books for Kids

Every year my local indie curates a big display of cooky/spooky Halloween books for kids, and every year I go ...

Finding Libraries in Unexpected Places

We usually think about libraries as staid and steady buildings, safely immobile on our city streets. Like, say, this rather ...

Lessons from Rereading LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

I’ve been on a recent kick where I’ve been rereading books I loved growing up. Thus far, it’s been a ...

Kickstart the Classics: Anne of Green Gables

What if the writers of our most treasured stories had to crowd-fund their projects?  Let’s imagine what it would be ...

50 Books to Read Before You’re 11 3/4: Readers’ Picks

A little while ago, I posted my selections for half of the 50 Books to Read Before You’re 11 3/4, ...

Happy Hobbit Day!

September 22 is Hobbit Day, the mutual birthday of the two most notable hobbits in all of Middle Earth – ...

The State Fair in Charlotte’s Web

I want to go to the State Fair as it is depicted in Charlotte’s Web, a cornucopia and the culmination ...

“Without the imaginary, we can’t function” – In conversation with Neil Gaiman

Author Neil Gaiman speaks to Book Riot about The Ocean at the End of the Lane at the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival

Roald Dahl in His Own Words

On Friday, we celebrated Roald Dahl day.  It would have been his 97th birthday, and I imagine he could have ...

Books for Boys and Books for Girls: Problems with Gendered Reading

We can be our own worst enemies when it comes to teaching kids how to love reading. We tell boys ...