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Grown-Up Reads

Adventures in Fatherhood: 9 Unique Parenting Books for Dads

These wonderful books speak to both the logistics and the emotions of becoming a dad. If you know a nervous father-to-be, they're certain to find some solace — or at least some commiseration — in these pages.

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Brightly Storytime: Little Excavator

In Anna Dewdney's inspiring new picture book, Little Excavator, young readers are transported to a construction site where they meet Little E, a small excavator with big aspirations, and his big rig friends.

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Tween

Teen

Campfires, Crushes, and Letters Home: 12 Books About Sleepaway Camp for Tweens and Teens

Sleepaway camp is rife with coming-of-age moments. These middle grade and YA novels capture the excitements, nerves, crushes, and memories of summer camp.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Black Boy Joy: 29 Picture Books Featuring Black Male Protagonists

Finding good, quality books featuring people of color can be a challenge. Here are over 20 picture books with Black males at the center to enjoy with the little ones in your life.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Growing Reader

Father’s Day Fun: 14 New Picture Books Perfect for Dads

We’ve gathered a few of our favorite new children's books that celebrate the tender, tough, funny, insightful, and devoted dads we know and love.

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Growing Reader

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Teen

The Best Children’s and YA Books of June 2017

June's new releases for offer plenty of unforgettable tales — from skeletons who sing to a wedding planner down on love to a book that promises (wink, wink) that it will not be fun, plus a very special story from Anna Dewdney.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

The Ultimate Audiobooks for Summer 2017

The long summer days (and nights) are a great time to introduce your kiddos to the beauty of listening along to wonderful stories. Here are some great new audiobooks for families.

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Pre-K

The Ultimate Summer Reading List for 3- to 5-Year-Olds — 2017 Edition

These delightful books — just right for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds — are the perfect way to show your preschooler that summer reading is the best reading of all.

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Growing Reader

The Ultimate Summer Reading List for 6- to 8-Year-Olds – 2017 Edition

Summer reading can be a joyful time of choice and exploration for growing readers. Here are some wonderful books for 6- to 8-year-olds to enjoy this summer.

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Tween

The Ultimate Summer Reading List for 9- to 12-Year-Olds — 2017 Edition

What books will entice your busy tweens to read this summer? The outstanding titles on this list offer something for every kind of 9- to 12-year-old reader!