Educator Resources
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
