Grown-Up Reads
The Best Grown-Up Reads of August 2018
From eye-opening nonfiction to jaw-dropping fiction, this month offers books so riveting and transportive, you’ll completely forget your end-of-summer blues.
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Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Be a Lion Is a Lovely Lesson in Being True to Yourself
With its multifaced protagonist and real-world themes, Ed Vere’s How to Be a Lion is the perfect elixir to counter inside-the-box thinking.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
11 Picture Books That Teach Kids About Letter Writing
Despite the rise of technology, kids still need to know how to write a letter to someone, even if it’s via email. Use these playful picture books in the classroom to model communication, letter structure, and writing with voice.
Grown-Up Reads
8 Nonfiction Books About Single Parenthood
These reads from and about single parents can answer different needs and questions, enlighten, and — perhaps most important — make “single” feel less “alone.”
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Jen Betton
In her new picture book, Hedgehog Needs a Hug, Jen Betton tells the story of a hedgehog who wakes up feeling a little down in the snout. Will he ever get the hug he needs to feel better?
Tween
Mae Respicio and Melissa Sarno Reflect on the Meaning of Home
What is a home? Is it a place, a feeling, or something else? These are questions that Mae Respicio’s The House That Lou Built and Melissa Sarno’s Just Under the Clouds — two middle grade novels that approach serious themes and big dreams with empathy and compassion — explore in depth.
Growing Reader
Tween
Which Penderwick Character Are You?
Are you like the Penderwick family's clever Skye? More like dreamy Jane? Or perhaps a daredevil just like Ben? Take our quiz to find out which Penderwick character you are!
Tween
The Question Kids Always Ask
I stand in front of an auditorium chock-full of wide-eyed fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. We’re discussing my Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky and I’ve come to the dangerous part of the presentation: Questions & Answers.
Growing Reader
Tween
A Printable Educator’s Guide to Mad Libs
This Mad Libs-inspired curriculum guide provides a fun and engaging way to reinforce your students’ grammar, reading comprehension, and vocabulary skills.
Growing Reader
Standing Out and Fitting In with Chris Gorman's One of a Kind
In One of a Kind, an impactful new picture book created by Chris Gorman, young readers are introduced to a pint-sized punk rocker who embraces what makes him happy and unique.
