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Geek Mom: Projects, Tips, and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st-Century Families
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.

Brightly Storytime: Hoot and Peep by Lita Judge
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.

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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.

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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.

How Kids Can See Success in Their Failures
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.

Rock and Roll Picture Books
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.

Groundbreaking Female Characters in YA
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.

Jerry Spinelli The Warden's Daughter
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.

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Just For Fun

From Scrooge to the Grinch: Why We Love Christmas Curmudgeons

Author Charlie Lovett celebrates the Christmas curmudgeon — that grumpy, sour, hater of the holidays whom we love to watch realize the error of his ways.

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Just For Fun
Grown-Up Reads

A Scrumptious Holiday Pumpkin Scone Recipe for the Whole Family

Pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg all folded up between flaky layers makes the perfect treat for a cool fall morning or a blistery winter afternoon.