Posts by Clarissa Cooke

If seeing art around New York City inspires young kids to learn more, NYPL has many wonderful children's books about inspiring women artists.

These stories of family love and delicious food will make you hungry while they warm your heart, and make you want to host a meal with your own nearest and dearest.

These books, aimed at kids age 9-12, are filled with interesting facts, stories, and people.

Did you know that telling ghost stories at Christmastime was a popular tradition in Victorian Britain?

Wilbur, Poppleton, Olivia, and more—here are some favorite picture books and early readers for fans of our porcine friends.

There are many wonderful mystery books for readers age 8 to 12 including puzzles, thrillers, and historical mysteries that will entertain anyone who enjoys the unraveling of a whodunit, and seeing justice meted out to the villains.

Some of these stories will make you laugh, some will make you laugh and cry, but they will all delight you as you enjoy the triumphs of ordinary children in extraordinary situations.

On this list you will find a birthday story for every age from toddler to upper elementary school, and for every interest: humor, science, monsters, cute animals, and more.

Whether they wear top hats like Mr. Tiger in Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, or are their unadorned selves, books about tigers often have striking art. Here is a list of fun read-aloud stories about tigers, from a board book for the youngest listener all the way up to second graders.

Did E. L. Konigsburg's 'From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' leave you with the fantasy of living in a museum? You're not alone. Here are a few excellent books for children who love art, museums, or cool stories.

If you and your kids find yourselves wishing for a breath of fresh air, or a visit to a quiet forest, beach, or riverbank, these wonderful books about nature will inform and restore you.

These books are set in a variety of otherworldly New Yorks imagined by fourteen talented authors. NYC fans of the fantastical will enjoy these adventures set in their home town.

The characters in these books struggle against: slavery, poverty, discrimination, being orphaned, and other difficulties both large and small. Read their adventures and share their lives as they overcome these perils, while making friends along the way.

New York is a diverse city filled with incredible people, and here are some books that will introduce young kids to a few of them.

One of the most famous parks in the world, kids and middle graders can learn more about Central Park's history and also enjoy charming stories set there in these fiction and nonfiction reads.

If you're looking for appealing orphans, the warmth of a found family, or life in America's past these excellent books will satisfy your craving.

This reverse engineering tip may lead you to your next favorite read.

Readers can vicariously attend camp, visit grandparents, act in a play, have a first crush, solve a mystery, and more with these books.

Besides having an enjoyable way to pass the time, being a good reader helps children do well in school, and opens up worlds of knowledge.