Check out these picture books, early chapter books and middle-grade books for kids, coming out in spring 2025!

These fictional middle-grade chapter books are about kids who are in the ... but add to it not-being-black-enough drama, personal and community race-related drama, and boy drama.

Alyssa Colman reflects on her research behind her forthcoming middle grade novel, 'Where Only Storms Grow'—which takes place ...

This year the conference will celebrate Black Young Adult (YA) and Middle Grade (MG) literature, a genre that has flourished over the last ... Brenda Greene, brings decades of expertise in literature ...

If you’re searching for the best middle grade fantasy books for your readers, I’m excited to share my favorite recommendations for kids ages 9 to 12. I’ve personally read and reviewed every ...

This being National Library Week, we convened a supersized panel of local librarians and asked: What’s the one book that made ...

Familiar characters from three acclaimed middle grade novels will soon make return appearances, this time in the pages of picture books. Katherine Applegate revives her spunky aquatic mammal in ...

The future of the Department of Education remains uncertain following President Trump’s proposed executive order to begin ...

Instead, the new-to-you writer is also the author of young adult stories, middle-grade novels, or children’s picture books. Before you turn up your nose, adult reader, recall that you were ...

Everything seems to change once you hit middle school. Friendships seem to get more complicated. Romantic feelings go beyond grade-school crushes. And ethical decisions as well as homework assignments ...