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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Hard Goodbyes: Books to Help Children Grieve the Death of a Pet

For many kids, the death of a cherished animal is often their first experience of losing someone they love. These books sensitively address loss and offer hope for children in grief.

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Tween
Teen

#OwnVoices: Why We Need Diverse Authors in Children’s Literature

Kayla Whaley, editor at Disability in Kidlit, explains why kids need to read books written by diverse authors, and shares five of her favorite #OwnVoices reads.

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Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader

5 Books That Teach Kids What It Means to Be a Kind Person

These five books (and one bonus pick) are great places to start raising children who are kind caretakers of the people around them.

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Tween

Advice from a Young Author: How to Get Kids Writing

Jake Marcionette, bestselling kid author of the Just Jake series for middle-graders, shares his tips for grown-ups looking to inspire kids to write more.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Math Stories Your Child Will Actually Enjoy

Reading math-related stories is an easy way to work mathematics into your child’s daily life — without it feeling like a school assignment.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Meet the Illustrator: Tim Miller

We chatted with illustrator Tim Miller about Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book), his “secret artistic formula,” and more!

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Grown-Up Reads

To All The Books I’ve Loved Before

Devon Corneal shares the ten books she's fallen for time and time again.

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Tween

Will Today’s Tech-Savvy Kids Care About History?

Author David Potter shares how digitization has shaped the way kids learn today, and why he thinks middle-graders will still care about American history.

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Growing Reader
Tween

A Grandmother’s Gift: A Q&A with Sharon M. Draper

We chatted with Sharon M. Draper, author of Stella by Starlight, about her inspiration for the book, her writing challenges, loving family, and good food.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween

Sweet Books for Your Budding Chocolatier

If your child is a card-carrying chocoholic — the kind that prefers their s’mores without the superfluous graham crackers and marshmallows — here are a few sumptuously sweet books they’re sure to eat up.