Just For Fun
My Kid Won’t Read the Books I Pick Out for Her Anymore
One father comes to terms with his conflicted feelings about his daughter’s quiet transition to making reading decisions on her own.
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Growing Reader
Classroom Read-Alouds to Inspire Screen-Free Summer Fun
Here are nine picture books to read aloud in the final weeks of school to spark ideas for simple, tech-free summer fun.
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Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Mike Curato
Mike Curato’s inspired illustrations have earned him critical acclaim, several awards, and the hearts of readers everywhere. Now art-loving kids and parents can explore What If…, a new picture book about a girl determined to create art, no matter what.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
5 Great Places to Stash Books Around Your Home to Encourage Reading
Weave reading into your family’s everyday life by keeping some of your kids’ books in various locations around your house. Give these convenient places a try!
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Bookshelf Must-Have: Don’t Blink!
A book that will help put your child to sleep? Talk about every parent’s dream! Don’t Blink!, a picture book written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by David Roberts, is bedtime reading at its finest.
Growing Reader
What You Can Do If Your Child Doesn’t Understand the Words They Read
There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to the brain’s ability to read. These activities can help a child focus on one strategy at a time to improve reading comprehension.
Grown-Up Reads
9 Honest Memoirs About Moms and Motherhood
Readers will find much to love in the pages of these moving memoirs about how moms and motherhood can shape us.
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Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Audiobooks for Kids and Families to Listen to This May
In the spring, families may find themselves spending more time driving to hiking trails or picnic spots or to the zoo — and all that car time means more opportunities to listen to audiobooks!
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Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Children’s and YA Books of May
With bright flowers, blooming trees, and plenty of new reads, the month of May is certainly the bee’s knees!
Grown-Up Reads
The Best Grown-Up Reads of May 2018
There are plenty of new fiction and nonfiction reads to keep you turning the pages throughout May's longer days, warmer nights, and weekends spent outdoors.
