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All Ages

How To Ditch the Comparison Trap and Live in the Moment

The comparison trap in motherhood can make you feel like you're not enough. Author Ali Gilkeson shares how she found peace amidst the pressure to compare.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen

21 Multicultural Fairy Tales to Delight Every Child and Teen

These wonderful retellings of fairy tales present young readers with all kinds of characters and settings, offering them both a glimpse of different cultures and an opportunity to see themselves reflected in the stories.

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Tween

LGBTQ+ Books for Tweens

Explore this collection of LGBTQ+ books for tweens, where young hearts and minds can find solace, inspiration, and the courage to embrace their true selves.

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Baby & Toddler

Board Books About Big Feelings for Babies & Toddlers

These board books are valuable tools to help babies and toddlers process and understand their feelings and emotions!

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Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween

Better Together: Kids’ Books About Sisters and Sisterhood

Sisters can be your biggest tormentor and staunchest supporter. These kids' books about sisters can help girls navigate the joy, laughter, fights, and tears of this incredible journey called sisterhood.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Must-Have Activity Books To Pack for Vacation

Coloring pages, stickers, games, and more — these travel-worthy activity books are sure to keep kids busy and spark their imaginations, making them the unlikely heroes of every family vacation.

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Tween

Timeless Books for Sixth-Grade Readers

Filled with exceptional, exciting writing, these timeless books for sixth-graders will hook any reader.

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Teen

Pride and Less Prejudice: LGBTQ+ Books for Teens

These LGBTQ+ YA stories are filled with characters experiencing everything from dystopian drama to summer love to messy breakups and more.

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Tween

The Importance of Reading Aloud to Big Kids

Only 17% of parents of kids ages 9 – 11 read aloud to their children. Yet reading aloud to older kids provides them with many important benefits.

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Teen

Heart-Pounding YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy Audiobooks

These thrilling young adult sci-fi and fantasy audiobooks willy surely have teens eagerly reaching for their earbuds.