Tween
9 Laugh-Out-Loud Adventure Tales for Tweens
With exhilarating quests, humorous characters and plots, and even a few hair-raising scares, these adventure stories will keep middle grade readers on the edge of their seats — and laughing as they flip the pages.
Just For Fun
Beef Empanadas — A Kid-Friendly Lunch Recipe for Families
A healthy twist on a kid-favorite recipe, these empanadas by Skinnytaste.com founder Gina Homolka are a delicious lunchtime choice.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: How to Cheer Up Dad
Settle in and enjoy How to Cheer Up Dad, a heartwarming and comical picture book that is perfect for reading aloud with dad on Father’s Day and all year long.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Audiobooks To Listen to as a Family This Summer
Whatever your plans this summer, they’ll be better with a good audiobook. These are some of the best new titles to keep you listening to new stories all season long.
Pre-K
Meet the Illustrator: Elanna Allen
Elanna Allen’s picture book Pet Dad balances tender moments with essential life lessons, making it perfect for father-daughter duos everywhere.
Growing Reader
Tween
Bookshelf Must-Have: How to Be an Engineer
Learn all that it takes to become a real-life engineer in How to Be an Engineer! Part fact-filled guide and part activity book, this month’s Bookshelf Must-Have is all kinds of STEAM fun.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
An Educator’s Guide to The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home
With these easy-to-follow lesson plans inspired by The Day the Crayons Quit, your students will be generating persuasive arguments and text in no time.
All Ages
The Best Children’s and YA Books of June 2018
June’s new releases sure are something to be excited about — from moving picture books to stunning YA novels, the month is packed with awesome reads.
The Best Grown-Up Reads of June 2018
From heart-rending novels to eye-opening nonfiction, here are some of this month’s best bets for adult bookworms.
Just For Fun
Any Vegetable Tots — A Kid-Friendly Snack Recipe for Families
Loaded with vegetables, this family-friendly, gluten-free tot recipe from Inspiralized and Beyond author Ali Maffucci is ready to be snacked on!