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Dylan the Villain
Pre-K
Growing Reader

Brightly Storytime: Dylan the Villain

In this installment of Brightly Storytime we’re reading along with K.G. Campbell's Dylan the Villain, a wickedly funny picture book about child super-villains.

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Teen

Super Stories for Super Fans: 6 YA Novels for Fangirls and Fanboys

These young adult books do a marvelous job of showing how teens find love, understanding, and acceptance through modern fan-communities.

Story Stop

Catch Your Favorite Authors As They Travel the Country

Offering readers a chance to meet their favorite authors, illustrators, and characters, The Story Stop bus is heading to Ohio this week to spread a love of reading to kids of all ages.

Books for Kids Who Like Pokémon Go
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen

14 Books for Kids Obsessed with Pokémon Go

If your Pokémon Go-loving kids are draining your cell phone battery and using up your data, here are some fun and captivating books you can hand them instead.

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Just For Fun
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice

8 of the Best Kids’ Lit Podcasts (and a Few for Grown-Ups Too)

We’ve rounded up some of the very best literary podcasts for kids and adults, because the only thing better than listening to a good book is listening to people talk about good books.

Jazz Jennings, author of Being Jazz
Teen

Through Her Eyes and in Her Words: Jazz Jennings Writes Her Own (Transgender) Story

Jazz Jennings is no ordinary 15-year-old. She has a show on TLC, a vast YouTube following, and now a book. Brightly spoke with Jazz and her mother Jeanette about what it’s like to be trans, and a teen, in America today.

J.K. Rowling
Just For Fun

Thank You, J.K. Rowling

A proper birthday-inspired thank-you note to J.K. Rowling, magnificent manufacturer of magic and the woman who brought Harry Potter to our world.

Marching Two by Two: 10 Books and Activities About Noah’s Ark Thumbnail
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader

Marching Two by Two: 10 Books and Activities About Noah’s Ark

Noah's Ark is one of the most beloved and enduring stories from the Bible and a favorite amongst bookworms. Here are some great versions for young readers.

Off-the-Page-Book-Activities
Pre-K
Growing Reader

6 Picture Books and Paired Activities to Try at Home

How many times has a picture book inspired your kids to want to try a new skill or activity? In that spirit, we’re pairing picture books with fun activities you can do at home!

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Baby & Toddler
Pre-K

Meet the Illustrator: Debbie Ridpath Ohi

We chatted with Debbie Ohi, illustrator of Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in What's That Smell?, about creating the ever-adorable Mitzi, why she's glad she read scary books as a kid, and more.