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Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Emma Randall
In this installment of Meet the Illustrator, Emma shares her favorite illustration from The Twelve Days of Christmas, a simple way that parents can help their kids draw, and an absolutely adorable illustration of her new baby.
Just For Fun
The Very Best Things About Reading Aloud with Kids, According to Parents
From learning more about their little ones to simply snuggling, here are the things that parents love most about sharing books with their children.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: David Hohn
In this installment of Meet the Illustrator, David Hohn shares some of his favorite drawings, the children’s book he says is the perfect marriage of text and illustration, and why he thinks kids are natural artists.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Oliver Jeffers’s Here We Are Is a Wondrous Read for Kids and Parents
Heartwarming and sprinkled with Jeffers’s signature wit, Here We Are touched my daughter and me in many different ways.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Bookshelf Must-Have: The Lost Picnic
Looking for a book for readers of all ages that's as beautiful as it is fun? Our latest Bookshelf Must-Have pick is just that book. A modern seek-and-find in the tradition of I Spy, The Lost Picnic is a playful and gorgeous book parents and kids will love poring over together.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
No holiday season is complete without a reading of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Follow along as Ms. Linda reads this Christmas classic.
Grown-Up Reads
The Best Grown-Up Reads of December 2017
Jumpstart your New Year's resolution to read more by gifting yourself one of these fantastic new books hitting the shelves this month.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Children’s and YA Books of December 2017
We’ve rounded up some of this month’s highlights — books that share funny, true, fantastical tales of bears and fearless women, crush-worthy new acquaintances and Jedis.
Tween
Teen
FanFic Is Big with Teens and Tweens: Here’s What Parents and Educators Need to Know
While there’s much for kids to like, even love, about fanfiction, there can be a dark side to it as well. Here's what parents and educators should know.
Grown-Up Reads
10 Hot Titles to Gift the Book-Lovers on Your List
This holiday season we’ve rounded up a truly inspiring haul of beautiful books perfect for gifting. From popular page-turners to gorgeous coffee-table editions, there’s something on this list for everyone — including you.