Tween
The 50 Best Books for 9- and 10-Year-Olds
What are the best books to keep 9-year-olds and 10-year-olds reading, learning, and coming back for more? We asked the experts to find out.
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Grown-Up Reads
3 Buzzed-About Books That Are Definitely Worth Your Time
In an attempt to save you precious time, we've scoured the new releases to pick out three new grown-up books worthy of your reading minutes.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
How Board Books Help Kids Develop Emotional Intelligence
Board books offer most young readers their first literary introductions to lessons in emotional intelligence — and these early lessons can last a lifetime!
Grown-Up Reads
Learning to Breathe Deep: Jewel on Never Broken, Motherhood, and Pursuing Happiness
We were thrilled to chat with the multi-talented star about her childhood in Alaska, how writing has served as a kind of therapy for her, readers’ responses to her memoir, and the kids' books her son adores.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Tell Your Kids Stories — They May Just Remember Them Forever
My dad’s made-up stories were a source of joy to me throughout my childhood, adding a touch of magic to the realities of our long-distance connection. They remain one of my favorite memories of childhood.
Growing Reader
Tween
Great Minds Don’t Think Alike: The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt shares the learning difficulties she faced as a young student and how she overcame the feeling that "the other kids were just better."
Tween
Reading Strategies and Book Suggestions for Struggling Readers
How can you help an older child who struggles with reading? Here you’ll find go-to strategies plus great book suggestions that are at a lower reading level yet still interesting to kids.
Growing Reader
Tween
Book Booty! A Printable Treasure Maze for Kids
Download a printable maze activity created by Mike Lowery, author and illustrator of the Doodle Adventures series, to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19)!
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Bullies, Bystanders, and True Friends: Hannah E. Harrison on the Complex Dynamics of Early Friendships
In her latest book, My Friend Maggie, author and illustrator Hannah E. Harrison tackles the tough topic of bullying with candor, kindness, and heart.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Finding the Humor in (Spite of) It All: A Chat with Bestselling Author Jory John
Jory John is a bestselling author of darkly funny books for readers of all ages, including Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?, Penguin Problems, and Quit Calling Me a Monster!
