Just For Fun
Yaa Gyasi’s 5 Favorite Books from Childhood
We were thrilled to ask Yaa Gyasi, author of the breathtaking Homegoing, about the books she loved most as a child and remembers fondly to this day.
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Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Mike Lowery
Known for his sense of humor and sketchbook-style illustrations, Mike Lowery is the illustrator behind Prince and Pirate, a giggle-inducing book about two incompatible fish forced to share the same tank.
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Democracy Begins at Home: Books to Teach Kids About Our American Government
Here are some books that we can read together to begin to pass the torch of democracy and liberty on to our kids. (And maybe we grown-ups can learn a thing or two as well.)
Growing Reader
Tween
Coding for Kids: A Programming Languages Primer for Parents and Teachers
Confused about what coding explorations are best for kids? Here are some insights to better understand some of the most popular programming languages for beginners.
Tips & Advice
How to Find the Ideal Reading Environment for Your ADHD Child
In his 30 years of practicing psychiatry, James M. Greenblatt, M.D., has helped many families find the most successful reading environments for their ADHD children.
Grown-Up Reads
Drop the Ball, Go to the Ball, and Travel Back in Time: 3 New Books to Dive Into This Summer
We take a close look at three wonderful, brand-new reads to add to your bookshelf for summer: The Shadow Land, Alex and Eliza, and Drop the Ball.
Growing Reader
Goldie Blox Gets Her Own Chapter Book Series, Helping Girls See Themselves as Future Engineers
The new Goldie Blox series paints a clear picture of a girl engineer that all readers can learn from — a character who uses STEM to navigate everyday middle school problems.
Just For Fun
Grown-Up Reads
Four Truths About Reading I Learned from My Children
As author Susan Meissner's kids started picking out what they wanted to read, she found herself learning more about them, and about reading, by the books they chose.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
8 Delightful Children's Books That Celebrate the Joy of Reading
These picture books zero in on the pure joy of storytelling and are just the thing for parents who want to plant and nurture the love of reading in their children.
Tween
Many Gifts Can Come Through Grief, and Sharing Stories Is One
All the knowledge we gain in this life does not come without a price. Some learning comes at great cost. But with great cost comes great growth if you choose to accept it.
