What to make of Joel Stein? He’s a humor writer who (sometimes) makes serious points, and as a result, his readers sometimes miss the argument beneath the humor, or miss the humor on top of the argument. His latest essay, “Adults Should Read Adult Books,” in the New York Times, is causing quite [...]

For a while now, I’ve been concerned about raising a kid who loves to read. Evidently I am not the only one, as shown by the BabyLit series of board books featuring Romeo and Juliet, Pride and Prejudice, and Jane Eyre. These books bill themselves as “counting primers”—the “Little Miss Austen” version of Pride [...]

News flash: eBooks are growing more popular by the year–wait, make that the minute. But there’s one market where paper books are still king: babies.
The New York Times reports that even eBook-reading parents prefer paper books for their tots.
This is the case even with parents who themselves are die-hard downloaders of books onto Kindles, [...]

In addition to possibly having the best name for a literary charity ever, Milk and Bookies has a worthwhile mission: to bring children books AND to teach children about giving. Says the organization’s site:
At Milk + BookiesTM events, boys and girls are provided the opportunity to select, purchase and inscribe books that are then [...]

We’re delighted to present the following post by Nicole Aber, our FWR editorial intern. Enjoy!
Last summer, I worked a few blocks away from the regal main branch of the New York Public Library near Bryant Park. During the interlude between the end of the work day and the start of a class I was [...]

t sounds like something out of Harry Potter, but in reality, it’s way, way more magical. Since last fall,the London-based Hoxton Street Monster Supplies has sold a variety of goods from cans of Mortal Terror to Fang Floss. Behind a the store, however, hides The Ministry of Stories, a writing workshop intended to [...]

What happens when you give a kid a book as a present? Sometimes, outrage, as in this video that lit up the liternets in December (via):

But I prefer this video, aptly titled “Adorable French Girl Breathlessly Recounts Winnie The Pooh Plot.” (Or his adventures as she recalls them, anyway…)

Once upon a time… from Capucha on [...]