You Know, for Kids

OK, I know not every kid likes snakes. A lot of adults don't like snakes, not even a little bit. But our older son does, and so when—...

Since my sons are still just seven and three years old, my coverage of history books for kids doesn't usually get out of the picture-bo...

It figures that as soon as I write about how difficult it can be to find standout children's nonfiction, a slew of books come along to p...

I've become, in my time-pressed adult life, a big nonfiction reader, for many reasons. But I've always found children's nonficti...

Biographical children's picture books do not tend to be my favorites. Most are informative, sure, and some are even well-executed enough...

This is a new book that’s also nostalgic for me: My parents bought me a copy of David Macaulay’s Cathedral   when I was eleven or so, and i...

There are a lot of science and nature books for kids out there—nearly every publishing house, large and small, seems to have its own line. ...