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Inclusion and play seem to be the watchwords for this roundup. These books include children using cochlear implants, eye shields, prosthetics, wheelchairs, and other helpful tools and devices, but the text never points them out or even mentions them. Welcome to the world of children at play.

Incorporating interactive features, engaging text, and delightful rhymes, these board books encourage the magic of a shared reading experience that no screen, app, or video can replicate.

Sharing a board book should be a pleasurable experience for adults as well as children, and several of the topics, from superheroes to fine arts, will certainly be welcome.

With fascinating topics across fiction and nonfiction, these 21 board books make babies and toddlers happy, keep them engaged, and don't wear out caregivers on the first reading.

In another round-up in our ongoing Milestones series for toddlers and preschoolers, here are some board books and picture books to help explain some of the processes kids will experience at the dentist’s office, tips on hygiene, and, because laughter is the best medicine, a few books for comic relief.

Discover rock-a-bye sloths and tricky children in these six board books to help kids drift off to dreamland.

Taro Gomi’s Everyone Poops is a go-to for most grown-ups as they embark on the potty-training journey with their little ones. But the struggle gets real when it comes to getting toddlers aboard the “poo-poo” train. Share these 17 selections with frustrated (and hopeful) adults and their sweet babies.

These 21 board books enchant young audiences with lively colors and fascinating themes as they demonstrate love, fun, care, family, and change.

In this installment of SLJ ‘s "Milestones" series, we've collected books to help parents introduce new arrivals into the family, whether they come by stork or by plane.