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Tween

The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA Uncovers the History of African American WWII Heroes

Brenda Woods’s new novel for tweens highlights the little-known history of the 761st Tank Battalion, an African American military unit that served during World War II.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Good Ideas Are Like Shooting Stars: A Chat with Author-Illustrator Jan Brett

Jan Brett, the author of so many wintry classics, chatted with us about why observation, boredom, and discovery are important for all readers and creators, young and old.

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Tips & Advice

A Parent’s Survival Guide to Reading the Same Picture Book for the 100th Time

When your kid wants to read the same story each night for weeks on end, turn to these ten strategies to make it through and still enjoy it afresh.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Brightly Storytime: Elbow Grease

Vroom, vroom! Follow along as John Cena reads Elbow Grease, his new, action-packed picture book about a little monster truck who is determined to compete in the Demolition Derby.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

8 Authors on the Scary Stories That Totally Freaked Them Out as Kids

To celebrate Halloween, we asked authors to share a book that left them totally spooked when they were young. From not-so-scary picture books to seriously chilling reads, these are the haunting stories that made a lasting impression.

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Tween

6 Middle Grade Books About Off-Beat Sports for Young Readers

Is your tween more into bowling than basketball? In Your Shoes author Donna Gephart suggests these novels about off-beat sports for tween readers who don’t enjoy playing traditional sports.

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Tween

Setting a Chilling Scene: The Foggy Night and Fairy Tale That Inspired Small Spaces

Small Spaces draws not only from the scares of my beloved Goosebumps, the fairy tales I loved as a child, and the autumn atmosphere ... but also from the portal fantasy that I loved growing up.

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Tips & Advice

Helpful Ways to Support Your ADHD Child’s Reading Journey

Dr. Sharon Saline shares some important steps parents can take to help their ADHD child overcome challenges related to reading.

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Tween

Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Novel About a Child Without a Home

When Susin Nielsen began setting pen to paper, she had no idea just how “of the moment” her new middle grade novel, No Fixed Address, would be in 2018.

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Teen

Adib Khorram on Writing Honestly About Mental Health, Love, and Iran

Adib Khorram’s debut, Darius the Great Is Not Okay, is a beautiful novel about a half-Persian teen whose world changes when he travels to Iran to meet his grandparents for the first time.

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Tween

Teen

Carl Hiaasen on Writing Kids’ Books with Humor and Heart

We chatted with Carl Hiaasen, author of our Book Club for Kids pick Hoot, about penning realistic, humorous stories with themes that feel relatable to young readers.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

The Baby Code! Series Relates Coding to a Child’s World

When author Sandra Horning shares what it was like to write Baby Code!, a 14-page board book that introduces basic concepts of coding to the littles of readers.

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