From irresistible fiction to must-read memoirs, our writers pick their favourite reads from 2024.

Bathtime is a fun time for toddlers, but sometimes they don’t want to get into that sudsy water and ... is about helping kids make new friends. The hosts read from the book Bonjou about a ...

Rapidly falling air temperatures, dangerously cold water and the likelihood of skim ice on some ponds across Minnesota means it’s imperative for parents and guardians to talk with their kids ...

As a children’s and young adult author, book reviewer and New York University ... When Sophie uses her magic against their wishes, a water dragon turned human shows up on their doorstep, which ...

Pierre, and her two children, Scarlet ... as well as a unit on the water cycle. “We read a book called ‘Paddle-to-the-Sea,’” Van Eyk said. “It was about a little boy who carved a ...

We have been eagerly awaiting the release of a new book — The Amazon Below Water, by Oliver Lucanus — and here it is! Oliver Lucanus is known world-wide as a fish collector, exporter and photographer, ...

I currently supervise Rebecca Lim's PhD at Monash University. I have been an editor and author of children’s and young adult books for over 20 years. I’ve taught writing for children and young ...

Book review: The Chthonic Cycle is a bold move for a first book, a collection of interlocking antic and anarchic essays sparking off the alluvial gravel of existential angst. It was written to ...

Innovative students at a St Albans school have released a poetry book as part of their Children in Need fundraiser. Pupils from Skyswood Primary School found a creative way to raise funds for ...

We love books, and reading is essential – all the experts say so. Even before Jamie Oliver released (and then retracted) his controversial children’s book, the industry was overcrowded by ...

A bunch of us here at The Verge became parents this year. And since we love sharing tech and gadget recommendations based on ...

This book offers a fascinating glimpse into a real-life secret code that guided many toward freedom during this dark chapter in history. This biography for children ages four through eight tells the ...