Pre-K
Growing Reader
Las Alegrías of Bilingual Books: Juana Martinez-Neal on Raising Kids to Be Compassionate World Citizens
We chatted with Juana Martinez-Neal, illustrator of La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños, about why it's so important for kids to read bilingual books and some of her favorite Spanish/English children's books.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
7 Favorite Books to Read with Grandparents
In honor of Grandparents Day, we asked the Brightly Contributors to share the books their kids have loved reading most with their grandparents.
Growing Reader
Tween
Brightly’s Book Club for Kids: Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Fish in a Tree is an emotionally charged story that captures the ups and downs of school, friendships, and the search for identity experienced by tweens and young teens.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Throw a Curious George Birthday Party
With this collection of fun ideas for a Curious George party, there’s no better time to party like a monkey.
Tips & Advice
9 Fun Ways to Keep Kids Interested in Reading and Storytelling
Author Marjorie Ingall offers a simple methodology for getting kids interested in storytelling and helping them find their sweet spot when it comes to reading.
Pre-K
Meet the Illustrator: Steve Breen
Steve Breen is the author and illustrator of A Perfect Mess, a fun, lighthearted picture book about a clumsy little rhino trying to stay picture-perfect on class photo day.
Grown-Up Reads
La Vie en Rose: A Historical Novelist and Her Daughter Travel to Paris in the Name of Research
Last summer, as I was nearing completion of my latest novel, The Velvet Hours, I needed one last trip to Paris to do some final fact checking.
Tween
Listen to the First Chapter of Night of the Ninth Dragon!
Grab fellow fans of adventurous time travel and settle in to hear author Mary Pope Osborne narrate the first chapter in this exciting story!
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Fall’s Best New Audiobooks for Kids and Teens
Here are some of fall 2016’s best listens for everyone from the earliest pre-readers to tweens and teens.
Tips & Advice
Reading as the Danes Do: Why Denmark’s Tragic Tales Are Valuable for Kids
Reading realistic, sometimes sad, tales can help kids feel gratitude for the simple things we take for granted when we focus too much on the fairy-tale version of how life “should” be.