Educator Resources
Growing Reader
Summer 2015 Preview: The Best Books for 6- to 8-Year-Olds
Your growing reader is finally ready to conquer books on their own and summer is a perfect time to get some extra reading in. Here are twenty great choices.
Teen
6 Great Websites for Teen Writers
Rather than bombard teens with fancy pens and motivational reading, direct them to a comfort zone: the Internet. These sites are great resources for future storytellers.
Pre-K
Summer 2015 Preview: The Best Books for Preschoolers
Although your littlest ones may not be reading chapter books yet, there’s no reason not to fill their summer with great stories.
Tips & Advice
Modernization or Censorship? The Case of the Non-PC Children’s Book
Does editing out potentially upsetting material in books like Pippi Longstocking and Huckleberry Finn make them safe or strip them of their historical context?
Tween
Teen
Best Books for Boys with Strong Female Characters
I don’t think there are “boys’ books” or “girls’ books.” My hope is simply to provide parents of boys who like more traditionally masculine books with some options that include strong, interesting female characters.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
7 of the Best Children's Books About Divorce and Separation
Children's books about divorce or separation can be a helpful tool to help kids make sense of what's happening, process and talk about their feelings.
Tips & Advice
Easy Ways to Build Your Child's Love of Reading Every Day
We chatted with Daniel T. Willingham, author of Raising Kids Who Read, to see to see how busy parents can help foster a love of reading in their children.
Tips & Advice
5 Ways Reading Matters to Kids’ Health
Reading and health go hand in hand throughout life. The road to becoming a happy reader and healthy kid starts at birth, and the benefits last a lifetime.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Fine Print: Great Magazines for Kids
The thrill of seeing their name on a magazine's mailing label gives kids a sense of ownership and can help get them excited about reading.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Let’s Read About Sex: Books to Help with 'The Talk'
We gathered up sex-talk book recommendations appropriate whether you’ve got a kindergartner or a teen about to head off to college.
Tween
Teen
10 Literary Characters Tween and Teen Girls Can Look Up To
These are female characters who don’t conform to stereotypes, who struggle and suffer, and who show young readers the power of perseverance and pluck.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
13 Excellent Writing Apps and Websites for Kids
Whether you have a child just learning to form letters or an older kid who’s learning the finer points of storytelling, you’ll find excellent learning tools on this list.
