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Brightly's Book Club for Kids: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, a wildly entertaining graphic novel by Judd Winick, will send you on a cracking, seat-of-your-pants adventure.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

High-Flying Gymnastics Books for Kids and Teens

With the Summer Olympics nearing, it's a great time to check out these gymnastics-themed titles for kids and teens (and their gymnastics-loving parents).

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

17 Terrific Books for First Graders

From picture books to short, single-chapter books, first graders need a range of books to suit their growing reading abilities. These books can help them make the most of their first "real" year of school.

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Teen

Super Stories for Super Fans: 6 YA Novels for Fangirls and Fanboys

These young adult books do a marvelous job of showing how teens find love, understanding, and acceptance through modern fan-communities.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

Gotta Catch ‘Em All! 14 Books for Kids Obsessed with Pokémon Go

If your Pokémon Go-loving kids are draining your cell phone battery and using up your data, here are some fun and captivating books you can hand them instead.

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Just For Fun

Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

Press Play: 8 of the Best Kids’ Lit Podcasts (and a Few for Grown-Ups Too)

We’ve rounded up some of the very best literary podcasts for kids and adults, because the only thing better than listening to a good book is listening to people talk about good books.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Growing Reader

Marching Two by Two: 10 Books and Activities About Noah’s Ark

Noah's Ark is one of the most beloved and enduring stories from the Bible and a favorite amongst bookworms. Here are some great versions for young readers.

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Tips & Advice

How Reading Comics and Sci-Fi Books Can Bring You Closer to Your Kids

Sharing impossible fictions with our kids moves us out of the realm of explaining and into the realm of wondering. In doing so, it puts us closer to them.

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Tween

Teen

Read Like a Grown-Up: 10 Great Middle Grade and YA Adaptations of Adult Bestsellers

Young adult and middle grade adaptations of popular adult books allow you and your kids to share great stories together — in a new way.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

Where We Come From: Books and Activities to Help Capture Your Family History

If you're looking for ways to get your kids interested in learning about and participating in your family history, try these books and activities.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

5 Ways To Use Picture Books To Build Kids’ Language Skills

In addition to being an ideal bonding experience, reading a book to your child can also be a great vehicle for helping them develop many important language skills.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Brightly's Book Club for Kids: Red

This month’s Brightly's Book Club pick is a twist on a favorite fairy tale. Red will take you off the beaten path and into a world of magic.

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