The best children’s books have always provided a powerful way for kids to put themselves in other people’s lives—from the prairie of Laura Ingalls to the world of wizards in Harry Potter. It’s in that ...

Melissa Cristina Marquez spoke to ABC News' Phil Lipof. Sharks may have a fearsome reputation thanks to portrayals in movies like "Jaws" and "The Meg," but a marine biologist is hoping to rewrite the ...

Decades ago, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, for every child to find a book with characters who look like them or have similar experiences. But the number of diverse children’s books ...

Tulsa author and illustrator Zuri Louis releases “I See Colors: A Children’s Book About Skin,” a vibrant, felt-illustrated book that helps children understand and celebrate racial diversity. TULSA, ...

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Emu dads raise babies all on their own, incubating eggs for eight weeks, but ruby-throated hummingbird moms take care of their offspring solo. Lots of baby black swans grow up with two dads while ...

In a world full of technology, books still matter — especially books about technology for kids. For Baltimore-based Amber Ivey, who serves as the vice president of ...

The enduring traditions of the High Holiday season take shape across time and place in the latest crop of children’s books about Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. This year’s books transport ...

Books are more than a learning tool. When they tell stories of different races, abilities, cultures and ethnicities, they ...

The gymnasium was fairly quiet, for once. In my two weeks as a before-and-after-school daycare director in a Detroit public school, I had found that mornings with paper and crayons were the most ...

Terms like diversity and inclusivity and the use of gender-neutral pronouns may be fighting words in today’s culture wars, but a handful of religion publishers with forthcoming Bible-centered books ...