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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Best Books of June 2018

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.

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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!