Book Wisdom
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
How Board Books Help Kids Develop Emotional Intelligence
Board books offer most young readers their first literary introductions to lessons in emotional intelligence — and these early lessons can last a lifetime!
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Bullies, Bystanders, and True Friends: Hannah E. Harrison on the Complex Dynamics of Early Friendships
In her latest book, My Friend Maggie, author and illustrator Hannah E. Harrison tackles the tough topic of bullying with candor, kindness, and heart.
Tips & Advice
Reading as the Danes Do: Why Denmark’s Tragic Tales Are Valuable for Kids
Reading realistic, sometimes sad, tales can help kids feel gratitude for the simple things we take for granted when we focus too much on the fairy-tale version of how life “should” be.
Tween
A Reader's Best Friend: The Importance of Dogs in Life and Literature
I think we love dogs in our reading lives for the same reason we love them in our lives outside of reading: they’re just the most terrible liars.
Tips & Advice
The Right Book, for the Right Child, at the Right Time: The Hurdles and Joys of Raising Readers
To be able to lose yourself in a book is bliss. Stories introduce us to people we might never meet, making us laugh and cry, and in the process enrich our lives.
Just For Fun
The 11 Best Teachers in Children’s Literature
With the return to school close at hand, we thought it’d be fun to reflect on some our favorite teachers in children's literature.
Just For Fun
Thank You, J.K. Rowling
A proper birthday-inspired thank-you note to J.K. Rowling, magnificent manufacturer of magic and the woman who brought Harry Potter to our world.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Don’t Go, Elephant & Piggie! One Mom’s Fond Farewell to a Beloved Series
As I contemplate the end of this special series, I think about what it’s meant to our family. Here are five reasons why Elephant & Piggie deserve a place on every family’s bookshelf!
Tips & Advice
What Books About Magic Do for Children — That Other Stories Can't
Books about magic open doors into dreams of a world without limitations, and those dreams can inspire action to change the world as it is.
Just For Fun
12 Sweet Children’s Book Quotes About Motherhood
To celebrate moms everywhere we've rounded up some inspiring and heartfelt quotes about motherhood from a few of our favorite kids' books.
Grown-Up Reads
Over the River and Through the Woods: Lesley Stahl on Becoming Grandma
Becoming a gran exhilarated me with a new purpose. The change was so big and granular and unexpected, I wanted to understand it. So I took out my reporter’s notepad and a tape recorder and set off on a journey, a quest, to find out what was happening to me.
Just For Fun
5 Fun Parenting Lessons from the Animal Kingdom
These sweet, funny, and oh-so-real animal facts prove that there are parenting lessons to be found among all species — humans, bees, and sharks alike.
