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Hands Held: The Lifesaving Value of Talking About Mental Health

I thought illnesses like mine were something you couldn’t, shouldn’t, mustn’t talk about. But that’s simply untrue. I discovered that when you talk about these things, a whole community of people is waiting to support you.

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Grown-Up Reads

Slow Down, Momma: A Note of Encouragement for Busy Moms

As mothers, how do we find space in the middle of all the madness to pause and practice the art of steadying our minds? To start: do what you can where you are.

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Growing Reader

Tween

5 Tips for Getting Your Son To Open Up To You

When boys shut down and push everyone away, parents often become confused or upset. How can parents break this too-common cycle in relationships with boys? Author Michael C. Reichert has some suggestions.

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Growing Reader

Seeing with Rainbow-Colored Eyes: The Importance of Teaching Kids Poetry

At a time in their lives when standardization and constraints are increasing, poetry gives kids permission to take risks and push against “impossibilities.”

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Tween

Unexpected Paths: Encouraging Middle Grade Readers to Look Beyond the Obvious

Middle grade books have the power to depict different paths and how to find them at a time when everything seems to be changing in a young person’s life and the “right” path might not seem obvious.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Numbers Are Our Friends: How to Help Our Kids Conquer 'Mathophobia'

One of the most important things we can do is to make sure our kids see math as “friendly” and relevant in their lives — and it’s never too soon to start.

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Growing Reader

Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Reflect on the Humor and Truth of Their Here’s Hank Series

With the Here's Hank series coming to an end, we were absolutely thrilled to chat with the authors about some of the highlights writing the books together.

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Just For Fun

The Night I Realized Our Bedtime Read-Alouds Were Coming to an End

Bedtime reading is woven into the fabric of my family and into my identity as a parent. I never thought this, too, was something that would be outgrown.

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Tween

You've Got Mail! Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer Team Up for To Night Owl From Dogfish

Nothing beats two beloved authors penning a wonderful new story together! Read on as Meg Wolitzer and Holly Goldberg Sloan chat about their authentic, sweet, and funny book.

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Tween

The Importance of Queer Representation in Middle Grade Fiction

While the YA genre is burgeoning with queer representation, books for middle grade readers are still sadly lacking such characters, themes, and stories.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Hands Up! Reminds Black Children That They Are Beautiful and Worthy of a Life Well-Lived

Throughout Hands Up! is the image of a Black girl who is life personified. She matters every single day, 24/7. Her pain, her joy, and her being are important.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

‘Reading Gives Us Hope’: A Q&A with Bestselling Author Jacqueline Woodson

We were thrilled to ask the author of Harbor Me about writing, reading, and her platform as the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.

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