Author Voices
Growing Reader
Tween
When Reading Is Hard: A New Way to Help Your Child Move Forward
How can parents support kids through reading challenges without adding to the pressure the child may already be feeling? A strength-based approach can help.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
If You Haven’t Read These Dr. Seuss Books to Your Kids, You’re Missing Out
Are you missing out on some of Dr. Seuss's best books to read aloud to kids? See if you know these lesser-known, delightful-to-read stories.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Simple Gestures to Spark Greater Compassion: Holly McGhee on Her Timely Story for Children
Come with Me is a story about spreading kindness and compassion in troubled times. Here, Holly M. McGhee shares the inspirations behind the timely tale.
Tween
Cassie Beasley on Hidden Talents, Hard Work, and Tangling with Swamp Creatures
We were thrilled to chat with Cassie Beasley to get an inside look at the inspiration behind her highly anticipated new book, Tumble and Blue, hear what messages she hopes readers will take away from the story, and discover her quirky little talent.
Growing Reader
Tween
How to Make a Zine: A Kid-Friendly DIY Guide
Follow along with these simple instructions and you'll be creating a zine in no time — the perfect craft project for children looking to express their creativity!
Just For Fun
Reading in the Shadow of Sendak
When author Elisha Cooper was awarded a Sendak Fellowship, he had the rare opportunity to explore Maurice Sendak's summer home and his bookshelves.
Grown-Up Reads
Why Being a 'Good Enough' Parent Is Better Than Being Perfect
Dr. Catherine Pearlman makes the case for not striving for perfection and instead aiming for "good enough" parenting.
Grown-Up Reads
How Reading Picture Books Helps Me Cut Through the Noise of Autism
In this excerpt from Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8, Naoki Higashida describes the moment when reading picture books “clicked” for him as a child with nonverbal autism.
Just For Fun
That Feeling When You Re-Read Books from Childhood as an Adult
In this comic, Siobhán Gallagher perfectly captures the joy that is re-reading a beloved story from childhood as an adult.
Tween
How I Found My Surrogate Family, and Strength, in a Most Unlikely Place
I believe in finding unexpected friendships. I believe in loving and supporting people who maybe seem different from us but really are so much the same.
Tween
A Hilarious and Heartfelt Romp Down the Yellow Brick Road: A Q&A with Holly Goldberg Sloan
Featuring a laugh-out-loud narrator and a cast of memorable supporting characters, Holly Goldberg Sloan's Short is an inspiring story that tweens won’t soon forget.
Grown-Up Reads
10 Timeless Love Stories to Get Lost in This Summer
The deep connections between characters in these novels will make you want to read them over and over again.
