Tween
Brightly’s Book Club for Kids: The War That Saved My Life
Our latest book club selection is a Newbery Honor winner from bestselling author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley that has received rave reviews from kids and adults alike. We hope you’ll find it as inspiring and engaging as we do.
Grown-Up Reads
The Best Books of Early 2017
You’ll want to add these fantastic new fiction and nonfiction books to the very top of your 2017 “to read” pile.
Grown-Up Reads
Bookshelf Must-Have: Geek Mom
Get your geek on! Our latest Bookshelf Must-Have pick is packed with great projects and ideas for families to learn, create, and play together.
Pre-K
Brightly Storytime: Hoot and Peep
Lita Judge's Hoot and Peep is a sweet story about a pair of owl siblings, making it a perfect read aloud for young siblings and soon-to-be big brothers and sisters, too.
Grown-Up Reads
How Romance Novels Helped Lift Me Out of My Postpartum Depression
One hundred percent fantasy, one hundred percent escapism, and one hundred percent perfect for me at that precise moment in time.
Grown-Up Reads
The Best Books to Help with Your 2017 New Year’s Resolutions
These new reads can help you achieve the goals you’ve set, whether you’re looking to advance you career, find some tranquility, or become more involved in your community.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Win at Losing: How to Help Kids See Success in Their Failures
Author Sam Weinman explains that it's challenging, but crucial, to show children that failure and loss are often experiences we need to grow and learn.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Picture Books for Rock and Roll Parents and Their Kids
Pull out your old concert tees, turn on your favorite playlist, and enjoy these fabulous books about rock and roll, country, hip-hop, and punk rock together with the budding musicians in your life.
Teen
7 YA Heroines Who Kick Butt with Their Smarts and Hearts
In today’s YA, there are all manner of fierce heroines who play by their own rules. Here are a few of our favorite groundbreaking female characters in teen literature.
Tween
Jerry Spinelli On Family, Feelings, and His Latest Book, The Warden’s Daughter
We were thrilled to chat with Jerry about the inspiration behind his new heartfelt book for middle graders, The Warden's Daughter, and what he hopes kids will take away from it.