The Christmas I was in first grade, I unwrapped Paul Goble’s Caldecott winner, “The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.” I’m sure ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss Frances Hardinge’s “Island of Whispers” is lush ...

First graders opened up their first decodable book packs they’ll get to take home to reinforce classroom learning. It’s something all first graders in Iowa will be doing as part of a state-wide effort ...

The Iowa Department of Education will hand out 100,000 book packs — 1 million books in all — to first grade students this ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor ... In the legendary cartoonist’s first graphic novel for young readers ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education have announced an investment of over $ 3.5 million to provide first ...