To honor the best books for young adults and children, TIME compiled this survey in consultation with respected peers such as U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, children’s-book ...

For instance, budding bookworms may have recognised themselves in the nose-in-a-book Belle of Beauty and the Beast; ever-ambitious and wildly talented writer Jo March from Little Women ...

Everyone loves a good story, and that includes kids! But the best stories aren’t always fiction—often, nonfiction can be just ...