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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
The Books That I Am Never Taking Off My Daughter’s Bookshelf
Here is a short list of the books that I've insisted remain on my family's bookshelves (and the reasons why they’ve earned a permanent spot in our collection).
Growing Reader
Tween
Liesl Shurtliff Recounts Her 7 Favorite Books from Childhood
Liesl Shurtliff, author of Rump, Jack, and Brightly's Book Club pick Red, recounts the books she loved as a child and how they influence her writing today.
