Author Emilie Buchwald once said: “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” But you don’t have to wait until little ones can understand the words on the page to start bonding with them ...

Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 0 to 2. By The New York Times Books Staff We polled our editors and writers about the best board, fabric and interactive books for the littlest ones in ...

But from the perspective of neuroscience, reading is much more than just entertainment. This is especially true for children ...

As a child, Lisa Owens aligned herself with the little ones depicted in these books; now it was the harried adults who ...

If I could see the world through a 2-year-old’s eyes, I’d see endless wonder, imagination and curiosity. These characteristics are precisely why toddlers love books so much—books provide a way for ...