Grown-Up Reads
The Best Grown-Up Reads of February 2018
This February offers an especially enticing group of fiction and nonfiction — books so engaging that they’re sure to beat the mid-winter blues.
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Tween
Role Models in Science Fiction? My Daughters Asked Where They Were
It was a weeknight and one of my twin daughters, who was in middle school at the time, had marched into the room, brandishing a book she’d finished. “Why are books with science in them always about boys?” she wanted to know.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: The Night Before Valentine’s Day
We're gearing up for Valentine's Day with a special reading of The Night Before Valentine's Day, an adorable picture book by Natasha Wing with illustrations by Heidi Petach.
Teen
The Page-Turning Allure of the British Upper Class
M. A. Bennett shares the personal experience that inspired S.T.A.G.S., her YA mystery about a girl who wins a scholarship to an exclusive English boarding school.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Teachers Share Their All-Time Favorite Books for Preschoolers and Early Elementary Schoolers
We asked real-life preschool and elementary school teachers to share their favorite books for the classroom. Here are 11 picture books they recommend, plus tips on how to teach them.
Baby & Toddler
Books to Help You Share the Things You Love with Your Baby
Part of the fun of being a new parent is imagining how you’ll introduce your child to what you love. From art to cooking to music to sports, these books can help you do just that.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
17 Authors on the Children’s Books That Still Make Them Weepy
We know children’s literature is full of wonderful tearjerkers, so we asked 17 authors to share the book from childhood that still makes them well up to this day. Here are the stories that hold special places in their hearts.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
An Introduction to Tomie dePaola: Folktales for Young Readers
Tomie dePaola is one of the world’s most beloved children’s authors and illustrators with over 260 books to his name. These are some of his very best.
Tips & Advice
5 Great Places to Donate Your Old Books
Where can you donate your old books where they'll be sure to live a full second life (and not end up in the landfill)? We've found five great places.
Growing Reader
Tween
Dickens for Kids: 10 Books to Introduce the Great Author to Children
There’s much for young readers to love in Charles Dickens's stories, including wonderfully eclectic characters, thrilling adventures, and oft-heartwarming morals.
