Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Why Taking Time for Yourself Is Important for You and Your Kids — And How to Do It Guilt-Free
Dr. Jane Scott, with Stephanie Land, explains some of the benefits of taking time away from your kid — for work, fun, and everything in between — and shares some tips for easing your parental guilt when you do.
Tips & Advice
Haul Out the Holiday Story Traditions
Reading is my way of finding quiet in the bustle of the holidays. It changes our focus from the presents and reminds us of the messages of the season.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Kick-Butt Ninja Books for Kids
If your child is a big fan of all things ninja, these picture books should delight your young reader (and maybe teach them a few new moves too).
Growing Reader
Tween
6 Things Parents Can Do to Get Their Daughters Excited About STEM
Too few girls are getting the message that STEM fields are exciting, imaginative, and fun. Here are six things parents can do to get their daughters psyched about STEM subjects.
Pre-K
5 Things You’ll Want to Know About Anna Dewdney’s Little Excavator
We connected with Anna Dewdney’s longtime editor, Tracy Gates, who gave us an introduction to this adorable new read from Dewdney and offered us five insights into how Little Excavator came to be.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
10 Christmas Classics to Read This Holiday Season
Just like a Christmas tree and the gifts under it, stories play a special part in holiday celebrations. These new Christmas classics are ones you'll love reading time and again.
Grown-Up Reads
How the Urgency of Motherhood Made Me a Writer
Rachel Starnes shares how the recent publication of her first book, a memoir of her marriage and journey into parenthood, has afforded her the opportunity to reflect on the role of writing in her life.
Growing Reader
Tween
Books That Help Kids Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes
Kids highly recommend these books that build empathy and understanding of our diverse world by allowing readers to walk in someone else’s shoes for a while.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
How Creating a Family Code of Conduct Can Help Parents Better Communicate with Their Sons
Author and educator Tim Hawkes discusses how developing a collectively agreed upon code of conduct can help family members connect and communicate.
Grown-Up Reads
Hot for Holiday: The Best Books to Buy This Winter
We’ve pulled together some great new books, with suggestions of who might appreciate them, to help you with your holiday shopping. Happy giving!