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Growing Reader
Tween
Teen

14 Adventure Stories That Teach Children to Be Brave

When James Campbell's daughter turned 15 they began a trip into the heart of Alaska. But the seed of adventure was planted years before — with the books they read together.

Jon Klassen Q and A
Growing Reader
Tween

Portraying Pax in Pencil: A Q&A with Illustrator Jon Klassen

You probably know Jon Klassen from his delightfully humorous books I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat. Now you’ll also know him as the artist behind the poignant illustrations in Pax.

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Growing Reader
Tween
Teen

5 Graphic Novels for ‘Captain America’ Fans

We parsed through 75 years’ worth of Captain America comic books and narrowed it down to five must-read graphic novels, essential for every Marvel movie fan.

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Just For Fun

12 Sweet Children’s Book Quotes About Motherhood

To celebrate moms everywhere we've rounded up some inspiring and heartfelt quotes about motherhood from a few of our favorite kids' books.

Pax Author Note
Growing Reader
Tween

On Exploring Empathy with Children Through Pax

Sara Pennypacker, author of Pax, shares the two central topics she aimed to explore with her moving book, and the importance of encouraging kids' empathy.

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Grown-Up Reads

9 Books for Stay-at-Home Parents Returning to Work

Whether you’ve stayed at home with your children for a couple of years or a couple of decades, there are unique challenges to returning to work. Here are some books that can help along the way.

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Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice

4 Keys to Resolving Conflict with Your Kid

Every parent and child fights — and these guidelines from negotiation expert Dr. Shapiro can help moms and dads resolve conflicts with kids of all ages.

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Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader

How Story Helped My Family Through Trauma

Every so often, despite the perfect ultrasounds, easy pregnancy, and crazy research that has ensured your delivery and baby and life with a newborn will go off without a hitch, things happen that are totally outside any realm of possibility you’ve ever imagined.

Family Book Club
Growing Reader
Tween

Brightly’s Book Club for Kids: Pax

Destined to be a classic, Pax highlights the special bond between a child and pet, and the lengths the two will go to reunite after they are separated. We dare you not to fall in love with this fox and his boy.

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Grown-Up Reads

Over the River and Through the Woods: Lesley Stahl on Becoming Grandma

Becoming a gran exhilarated me with a new purpose. The change was so big and granular and unexpected, I wanted to understand it. So I took out my reporter’s notepad and a tape recorder and set off on a journey, a quest, to find out what was happening to me.