All Ages
The Best Children’s and YA Books of October 2018
This month’s best new releases include beautiful and engaging picture books, thought-provoking middle grade reads, and fantastical YA page-turners.
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Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
The Baby Code! Series Relates Coding to a Child’s World
When author Sandra Horning shares what it was like to write Baby Code!, a 14-page board book that introduces basic concepts of coding to the littles of readers.
Tween
A Printable Educator’s Guide to Graphic Novels
This free Educator’s Guide contains easy-to-apply discussion questions (and a “make your own graphic novel” activity) to enrich your curriculum and help students get the most out of any graphic novel.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: The Day You Begin
Read along with The Day You Begin, a picture book about a little girl who feels she doesn’t fit in with her peers — until she discovers the power of storytelling.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
The Creators of Last Stop on Market Street Are Back with a New Collaboration
Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson have returned with a timely, poignant, and heartfelt new picture book that is sure to win over readers everywhere: Carmela Full of Wishes.
All Ages
Enter to Win a Bundle of the Year’s Best Kids’ Books
Enter now for your chance to win a collection of the year's best new kids' books.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Corinna Luyken
We all have a desire to seem good at what we do, especially when there is an audience. But when you are making art with kids, it’s important to model what the creative process actually looks like — and nothing about creativity is perfect! Creativity is messy.
Tips & Advice
This Is What Being an Elementary School Librarian Means to Me Today
In one way or another, I have worked in the world of kids’ books for more than two decades now — yet, it wasn’t until I began my job as a librarian four years ago that I truly realized how much books connect and create community.
Tween
Why Kids Need the Freedom To Choose the Books They Read
If we want to pass a love of reading to the next generation, we have to allow them to have joy when they read. This sometimes means reading books with fart jokes, books with wizards that defeat evil, graphic novels, series, and books that speak truths that resonate with kids. Unfortunately, these books are often banned.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Picture Book Mentor Texts for Persuasive Writing
Persuasive writing is an increasingly common requirement for the primary grades, but many kids don’t have much experience with it. If your students are stuck on the same formats or could use a wider set of stylistic moves to be more convincing, check out these useful titles.
