Children’s Books Guide

With well over twenty books in her name, Audrey Wood knows what to deliver to kids. She knows that fun, giggle-worthy illustrations, and a good story are what kids love to see and hear when they open a book with mom or dad. She often invites other illustrators to decorate the pages of her books, [...]

There are a number of basic things that kids need to learn when they’re young, and many times parents are able to teach their children these basic skills without the child even realizing that they’re learning anything. Take, for instance, counting. Kids can be taught to count in a variety of ways – from counting [...]

One thing that author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond have managed to do is to engage and delight children for a number of years with their “If You Give A…” books. These stories are all about how one thing can lead to another, showing children, in a silly way, that everything in the world [...]

In the last 10 years or more, author-illustrator Susan Meddaugh has created a strong career for herself as the beloved writer of a wildly popular series of children’s books called Martha Speaks. Elementary school-aged children have grown with Meddaugh’s main character, a conversational canine named Martha whose candid discussions can get her into hot water. [...]

Kids should be able to have fun with learning, and that is exactly what they will have with The Groundhog Day Book of Facts and Fun. Author Wendie Old and illustrator Paige Billin-Frye have created a book that will be educational and full of fun facts that kids and adults will both enjoy learning. Childrens [...]

Child of the Civil Rights Movement, by Paula Young Shelton, offers an honest look at the civil rights movement. Her father, civil rights activist Andrew Young, was instrumental in her view of what really happened, how the changes came about, and he gave her insight into the struggles that were abundant during that time period. [...]

Beatrix Potter was a keen observer of nature. In fact, it was one of her many jobs. She was a botanist and conservationist but she was best known for the childrens books she wrote more than 100 years ago. The English author and illustrator’s most notable character was a furry little bunny that goes by [...]

Famed author and illustrator Beatrix Potter never realized how wildly popular her character Peter Rabbit would be when she wrote her first book about him more than a century ago. Each of the stories she’s written about the furry little creature has been reprinted over and over again, which has caused many of the details [...]

The author of Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart, Jane O’Connor, is well-known for writing more than just one children’s book. She has written more than 30 books for kids, but her most notable books are about a little girl named Nancy. This New York Times bestselling series along with her other acclaimed series called Nina, [...]

For many years, Lauryn Silverhardt has had a great career as an author, illustrator, and adapter of children’s book titles. Most kids are already in love with the characters she writes about because they are mostly found on a popular children’s television station called Nickelodeon. She’s written about Dora the Explorer, Olivia, Blues Clues, and [...]