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In April 2025, HarperCollins published a study revealing that less than half of parents—41 percent—read aloud to their kids regularly, citing a lack of enjoyment in the routine. It’s a stunning ...

This year, Banned Books Week is October 1 – 7. Usually held during the last week of September, this annual event began in 1982. The book community had noticed a significant uptick in the number of ...

Get your little one longing for the library early with the best baby books for their first year - we've got the best on the ...

As an avid bookworm and mum of two, I started reading books to my daughters at around three months old. The benefits, for all of us, have been huge. Alongside baby toys, books were a fun activity to ...

You can't go wrong with giving greeting cards with baby gifts, but there's a wonderful new twist on the gifting tradition. Instead of a card, guests bring a book to the baby shower to start a nursery ...

Working with ChatGPT to create a custom children's book was an exercise in a lot of back and forth to get it right -- and a second tool to put it all together. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist ...

A Gen Z mom has shown what happens when books are favored over screen time for babies. In a viral Instagram video shared to @sophia.s.playroom, the 14-month-old is peacefully playing in her room, ...