Educator Resources
All Ages
Kids Like Me: 18 Books With Diverse Main Characters
It’s important for kids to read engaging stories with main characters that are relatable to their lives. Not just to their humanity, but also to their appearance and culture.
Pre-K
Now Hear This: 10 Engaging Audiobooks for Preschoolers
While not a replacement for reading a book aloud, audiobooks provide many benefits of their own, helping kids to expand their imagination and strengthen their listening, pronunciation, and comprehension skills.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Books To Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality
These books can serve as resources to help us move beyond tokens and icons to a deeper understanding of our history and its legacy.
All Ages
Educational Resources & Activities
With a national emphasis on curbing the coronavirus’ effects on learning, there’s plenty parents and caregivers can do at home to mitigate learning loss and help kids keep core skills sharp.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Books That Help Kids Learn a New Language
We know the many benefits of speaking more than one language, so how can we support kids with learning a new language or reinforcing more than one language at home? One way is with bilingual children’s books.
All Ages
Ain’t Nothing But a Family Thing: Books About All Kinds of Families
From adoption to divorce to same-sex families, kids and parents can find books that explain how all sorts of families are formed in all sorts of ways.
Tips & Advice
How to Get Kids Into a Learning Mindset at Home
This fall, it may help to think of distance learning as the epitome of growth mindset in action. Let’s set our students up for learning success with a growth mindset perspective, good organization, plenty of technology practice, and, most of all, empathy.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Books To Help Kids Understand What It’s Like To Be a Refugee
Stories can facilitate dialogue and promote healthy communication around this difficult topic, and help to foster empathy and understanding.
Growing Reader
Kid-Approved Books for Struggling Second and Third Grade Readers
These tips, along with kid-approved book recommendations, will help parents and educators who have a reluctant second or third grade reader on their hands.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
13 Inspiring Illustrated Biographies That Introduce Kids to Diverse Heroes
Young readers can find much to consider, relate to, and celebrate in these transcendent biographies of people who’ve had an impact on our lives and culture.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
9 Kids' Books on Slavery
These books explore the painful history of American slavery — a necessity, if we’re to understand and reckon with present-day racism.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Black Girl Magic: 35 Picture Books Featuring Black Female Protagonists
There are so many wonderful picture books that feature strong, Black females. Here are 35 favorites that are great for all kinds of readers.
