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.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
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!