All Ages
Spook-tacular Book and Movie Pairings for Halloween 2016
We've rounded up the best book recommendations for kids and teens based on classic Halloween movies your family knows and loves.
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All Ages
Reading Aloud — The Greatest Gift Your Kids Will Give You
We parents have all been told of the myriad benefits to our children of being read to — an early introduction to stories is a bedrock of literacy. But what of the benefits to parents?
Growing Reader
Tween
Brightly’s Book Club for Kids: Nightmares!
This middle grade novel by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller is an enthralling adventure filled with ghoulish fun and great lessons that you won’t be able to put down.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Erin E. Stead
Caldecott Medal-winning Erin E. Stead's charming and wistful artwork in the The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, a brand-new picture book about finding friendship in unexpected places, is enough to take any reader’s breath away.
Growing Reader
Tween
7 of the Best Books About Bullying, According to Kids
Tweens highly recommend these books as being both engaging and providing practical lessons on dealing with bullies in everyday life.
Tween
10 of the Best Books About the Great Depression for Tweens
These excellent books set during the Great Depression have lessons to impart to middle grade readers, along with rip-roaring tales to tell.
Grown-Up Reads
5 Books to Help You Raise Happy, Thoughtful Tweens and Teens
These five books offer great food for thought as well as practical tips for how to support tweens as they grow into independent, happy, and successful contributors to the world.
Just For Fun
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love My Patronus
I took the test. I clicked on answers as quickly as I could. I tried to give the answers that best reflected my inner self. And then... Wait, what?
Tips & Advice
I Read Banned Books and So Do My Kids
In most areas of my life, I’m a rule-follower, but when it comes to books, I’m a subversive.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Delivering the Punch Line: The Sheer Delight of Reading Funny Books with Your Kids
When I don’t have the time or energy to be funny at home, I just take funny off the bookshelf. One of the best things about funny books is that they can be funny more than once!
