Pre-K
Growing Reader
Using Your Bravery: A Q&A with Gaia Cornwall, Author-Illustrator of Jabari Jumps
It takes a bit of bravery to move outside your comfort zone and try something new. That’s the central message of a new children’s book, Jabari Jumps, by Gaia Cornwall.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: How to Get Your Teacher Ready
Settle in and enjoy How to Get Your Teacher Ready, a new picture book that joyfully celebrates all that educators know and do for their students.
Grown-Up Reads
What Does ‘Mom’ Mean Now That They’re Grown?
What role does a mother play once her kids become adults? Author Kate Marshall shares her work-in-progress list of what it means to be a mom to grown-up kids.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Read These, You Will: Star Wars Books for Every Kind of Kid
No matter what kind of reader your young Jedi is, there's a Star Wars book to match. From crafty kids to super fans, we've rounded up some of the best.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
The Books Kids Say Are the Best to Read with Their Moms
The cozy combination of mom plus a book is a wonderful way to end any day — especially Mother’s Day. In honor of this special day, we asked kids and moms about their favorite books to read together. You'll find plenty of great ideas for storytime in their sweet and unique responses.
Grown-Up Reads
16 of the Best New Books of Summer 2017
As we look toward summer, we're already daydreaming about all the great new books we're excited to pick up. Grab some sunglasses and a glass of lemonade, and kick back with one of these grown-up reads this summer.
Baby & Toddler
How Reading to Your Children Helps You to Be a Present Parent
Erica Komisar, LCSW explains how sitting and reading a book with your child can be a very intimate, emotionally bonding experience that allows you to be in the moment.
Just For Fun
7 Authors Celebrate the Teachers They’ll Never Forget
For Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked a few authors to reflect on the teachers that changed their lives for the better, in ways big and small.
Tween
Teen
Journeys to Space and to Self: A Q&A with Author Jack Cheng
Author Jack Cheng on his first novel for young readers, See You in the Cosmos, crafting fictional characters that are real, and believing in the goodness of strangers.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Children’s and YA Books of May 2017
This month's new releases are packed with all manner of literary fun. From a cryptic cipher to taco-loving dragons to a charming rom-com and, yes, even Bigfoot, May has a little something for every kind of book lover.