Educator Resources
Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Start Reading Chapter Books With Your Preschooler or Kindergartner
Reading a chapter book is really different from reading a picture book. Here are a few helpful tips for developing the skills to engage with a longer book.
Tips & Advice
Picking the Right Books at the Right Time
It can be hard to figure out what books a child is emotionally or cognitively ready to read. Here are tips for choosing developmentally appropriate books.
Growing Reader
Tween
The Ultimate Elementary School Reads: A Perfect Book for Every Grade
If you’re looking to match your kid up with the perfect book for their grade, here are some suggestions that truly capture the elementary school experience.
Tween
17 Grown-Up Books Tweens Can Read
From science fiction to narrative nonfiction, here are “grown-up books” that are appropriate, fun, and enriching for tween readers.
Pre-K
7 Beyond-the-Book Ways to Hook Preschoolers on Reading
Games and activities are a great way to extend the joy of reading into other aspects of your child's life. Here are some easy ones to try at home.
Tween
Books as Bridges to the Cold War and Beyond: A Chat with Author Gayle Rosengren
Author Gayle Rosengren discusses the historical setting for her newest novel for middle grade readers, Cold War on Maplewood Street, shares her dream pen pal, her new favorite book, and more.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
How to Talk to Kids About Race: Books and Resources That Can Help
Sharing stories can be a powerful tool for talking about the complex realities of race, particularly in trying times. Here are a few resources and books to help foster conversation, empathy, and understanding with the young people in your lives.
Tips & Advice
What Other Countries Do Right When It Comes to Reading
While there is no one way to raise kids who love to read, we took a look at several countries' practices to see how they, by certain measures, get it right.
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
What To Do If Your Child Is Interested in Books With Adult Themes
What can you do when kids get curious about books that seem too mature or that don’t jibe with your values? We asked some parents and experts for advice.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Remembering Hurricane Katrina: 15 Moving Books for Kids of All Ages
These books for kids and teens help explain what happened when Hurricane Katrina struck and celebrate the resiliency of the communities that lived through the storm.
Tween
Dear Mom, Dad, and Teacher: This Is Why I Read
Kids tell us why they really love to read. Plus, tips on how parents can help keep reading a fun, joy-filled experience.
Teen
How to Empower Kids to Stop Hating Their Flaws and Love Who They Are
Author Emily-Anne Rigal shares her experiences with bullying and the "light bulb moment" she experienced as a teenager that changed her life.
