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Teachers Share Their All-Time Favorite Books for Preschoolers and Early Elementary Schoolers

We asked real-life preschool and elementary school teachers to share their favorite books for the classroom. Here are 11 picture books they recommend, plus tips on how to teach them.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

An Introduction to Tomie dePaola: Folktales for Young Readers

Tomie dePaola is one of the world’s most beloved children’s authors and illustrators with over 260 books to his name. These are some of his very best.

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Tips & Advice

5 Great Places to Donate Your Old Books

Where can you donate your old books where they'll be sure to live a full second life (and not end up in the landfill)? We've found five great places.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Dickens for Kids: 10 Books to Introduce the Great Author to Children

There’s much for young readers to love in Charles Dickens's stories, including wonderfully eclectic characters, thrilling adventures, and oft-heartwarming morals.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Everyone Can Be a Friend: Getting to Know Julia, the Newest Friend on Sesame Street

Author Leslie Kimmelman tells us how the Sesame Workshop team brought Julia, the newest friend on Sesame Street, and her experiences with autism to life.

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Growing Reader

Tween

How Reading with Your Children Can Help Them Develop a ‘Yes Brain’

Reading together can help promote a “Yes Brain” mindset in your kids, helping them build balance, resilience, insight, and empathy. Here’s how.

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Tween

A Vote for the Human Spirit: Paul Griffin on Being Good to Each Other and Our Animal Friends

Paul Griffin, author of Saving Marty, shares the real-life inspiration for Marty the pig and the unique way in which animals remind us of what's truly important in life.

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Tween

Brightly’s Book Club for Kids: Saving Marty

Saving Marty is an honest, heartfelt, funny, and deeply moving story of a pig who thinks he's a dog and a boy who will do everything he can to save him. With its dynamic and richly drawn characters, this middle grade novel is sure to build empathy and inspire thoughtful discussion.

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Tween

Teen

FanFic Is Big with Teens and Tweens: Here’s What Parents and Educators Need to Know

While there’s much for kids to like, even love, about fanfiction, there can be a dark side to it as well. Here's what parents and educators should know.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Where the Heart Is: 7 Books About Home for Kids

For young children, their home is their world, but as they venture out into the wider world, they’ll discover that not everyone’s home is alike. These picture books show kids all different kinds of houses, both real and imagined, and the love that makes them feel like home.

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Tween

Teen

Katherine Paterson’s List of Recommended Reads for Middle Grade and YA Readers

Katherine Paterson, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Bridge to Teribithia, shares nine books that she recommends for every middle grade and YA reader.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Growing Reader

9 Toe-Tapping Picture Books Inspired by Popular Song Lyrics

Based on songs written by John Lennon, Mariah Carey, and more, these books bring messages of hope, enthusiasm, and love to young readers.

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