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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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Teen

6 YA Thrillers Too Good to Put Down

As a reader, there are few things more enjoyable than turning the page and being utterly shocked by what comes next. These YA thrillers promise that and more.

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Just For Fun

An Illustrated Guide to the Best Places to Read with Children

When my daughters were young, we read all over the city. They are older now, and read without me, but I hope that these places where we used to read, and the books we read there, will stay with them.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

Silent and Strong: 15 Books for Kids and Teens Who Are Introverts

Whether kids or teens are looking for validation, acceptance, or tips on handling social situations, there are great books for all kinds of introverts.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Our Mother-Daughter Book Club: The BFG

We asked Susan and her daughter Emma to share a bit about their experience reading The BFG. Here’s what they had to say about the genius of Roald Dahl, the power of belief, and the strength of the “small”.

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Tips & Advice

How to Use Book Awards to Find Great Children’s Books

If you dig deeper into book awards, you’ll find that loads are given on both the state and national levels, and they can serve as great resources for finding quality books for kids.

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Tween

Teen

Steampunk Stories: Crazy, Funky Tales Your Tween or Teen Will Love

Which kinds of books do you give to kids who love mechanical mayhem, history, time travel, and fantasy all rolled into one? How about a little steampunk?

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Growing Reader

Tween

Why The BFG Is My Daughter’s Favorite Roald Dahl Book

The BFG is not Dahl’s most famous work, so why does my kid treasure it above all of his other books? It all comes down to this universal feeling.

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