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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.

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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.

Curious George Party
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.

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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.

Author and Illustrator Steve Breen
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.

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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.

Night of the Ninth Dragon Audio Excerpt
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!

Fall 2016 Audiobooks for Kids
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.

Danish Fairy Tales
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.

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Grown-Up Reads

Top of the Crop: 15 Great Reads for Fall 2016

You deserve to get lost in a good book, and we’ve scoured fall 2016's new releases for a few recommendations to get you started.