News starts with a wonderfully nosy question: what happened? The best books about reporting let children follow the next questions too — how do you know, who else saw it, and what belongs in the story? Here, a classroom editorial reaches the principal’s office, cats broadcast from beneath the dining table, and two rival reporters circle the globe while their newspapers race to print the result.
Bookroo’s collection of 149 news and reporting books includes first conversations about frightening headlines, biographies of working journalists, school-paper comedies, and mysteries built around a reporter’s deadline. Start with the twelve books our editors would hand to a curious reader, then browse picture books for shared reading and chapter books for children ready to chase the story themselves.
After frightening news unsettles every grown-up around her, one girl looks for a useful thing she can do close to home.
A fifth grader’s sharp editorial wakes up a burned-out teacher and turns a classroom newspaper into a First Amendment fight.
Three house cats turn the vacuum cleaner, the bacon pan, and a mysterious red dot into urgent live reports.
Black slime in a neighborhood lake sends a student reporter after evidence, a powerful landowner, and a story that will not stay local.
In 1889, two newspapers send Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland around the world in opposite directions — and turn the journeys into front-page competition.
A new feature editor wants a prizewinning profile, but the classmate assigned as her subject did not volunteer to become a story.
Two winners of a student journalism contest reach the Final Four with press passes and overhear a plot to fix the championship game.
Ethel Payne follows stories from a school paper to postwar Japan and the White House briefing room, where her questions make officials squirm.
Rumors about trouble in a small-town park do not add up, so a new kid recruits a reporting club to find out what actually happened.
A seventh grader lands a newspaper internship in the 1970s and learns to write a lede while Watergate unfolds in the background.
Nancy wants livelier copy for the Third Grade Gazette, then discovers that an overheard secret is not automatically hers to publish.
A direct question-and-answer guide helps adults explain disasters and other tragedies children may encounter in the news.
Read-alouds about what children see on the news, how reporters ask questions, and the real people who went looking for answers. Ages 4–8.
A child helps her grandpa remember through the art of making newspaper hats, bridging memory gaps with love and creativity.
A young girl uncovers the true Bronx through her eyes, challenging the stories told by others.
A young writer's quest for inspiration sparks unexpected neighborhood adventures.
A quirky character's big news leads to unexpected chaos.
A boy and his dog find peace in the quiet world before dawn.
A young reporter seeks the scoop of a lifetime in a sleepy town.
A young cat named Splat starts his new job as a news cat and learns to overcome obstacles with the help of his friend Kitten.
Two bears roam a town, causing chaos and hilarity. Can they stop the robbers?
A fearless reporter challenges norms, exposing truths and breaking records worldwide.
Fairy tales collide in chaos as B.B. Wolf's arrest sparks uproar.
A missing cub leads bears to a carnival, where chaos and cat burglars await.
A pig competes in the Animal Olympics, proving attitude trumps winning.
School newspapers, press passes, reporting clubs, newsroom cats, and young journalists learning that getting the scoop is only half the job. Ages 6–12.
A mysterious invitation leads to a thrilling adventure at Mouseford Academy.
A boy's stutter challenges him during a life-changing summer paper route in the segregated South.
A ghostly broadcast leads to a daring attic rescue. Can the team save Puck?
A girl battles tradition to electrify her Appalachian home, facing resistance from her own family.
A missing cat, a daring rescue, and unexpected twists await in this feline adventure.
Mika joins a club, faces time challenges, and navigates new friendships and troublemakers.
A young football prodigy faces a media storm threatening his NFL dreams and family ties.
Cats report on winter chaos and a rescued kitten, revealing unexpected sides.
Feline reporters tackle ghostly mysteries and runaway toys. Can they uncover the truth?
Three cats report hilarious breaking news from their home.
A former slave becomes a pioneering journalist and civil rights leader.
Magic stolen, fashion chaos looms. Can two friends save the day?
