Family
Tips & Advice
How to Start a Family Book Club
Oprah has one. Your neighbors have one. But have you ever thought about having your own family book club? Here's how.
Growing Reader
8 Picture Books I Still Read with My 8-Year-Old
Some kids have a hard time letting go of their books. One 8-year-old shares the picture books he's holding tight to and why he's keeping them around.
Tips & Advice
5 Easy Ways to Give as a Family This Holiday Season
Jennifer Iacovelli, author of Simple Giving, shares five easy ways to keep gift-giving simple and meaningful, and give as a family this holiday season.
Tween
How Unique Characters Can Teach Us About Ourselves and Each Other
Author Marilyn Hilton discusses the importance of diverse characters in books and shares how her own children inspired her middle grade novel, Full Cicada Moon.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
7 Books to Help Build Young Brains
Our friends at The New York Public Library share some newly released picture books perfect for kids’ parietal-temporal-occipital association cortexes.
Just For Fun
Aren’t They Grand? Our Favorite Grandparents from Children’s Literature
To celebrate the vital role they play in children’s literature, and our lives, here are a few of our very favorite grandparents from some of our very favorite kids’ books.
Tips & Advice
What I’ve Learned from the Books My Kids Love
Here are four things I’ve learned about my sons through the books that have grabbed their attention and won their affection.
Grown-Up Reads
Fall Into Reading: The Best Books of Fall 2015
This fall is an embarrassment of riches for any reader. There are just so. many. good. books! Here are some of the ones we can't wait to crack open.
All Ages
Seeing Double: Kids' Books for and Featuring Twins
While no one story defines the twin experience, there are some great children’s books that feature twins. Here are suggestions for all reading levels.
Grown-Up Reads
Seize the (Small) Moment: Author Laura Vanderkam Explores How Working Women Can Make Time for the Things That Matter
Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, reveals how successful women really spend their time, and shares some terrific time-management tricks.
Tips & Advice
How to Get Back on the Reading Wagon
If you've fallen off the reading wagon, remember that it’s never too late to hop right back on. Here are five ways my family got back on track.
Teen
Navigating the Long and Winding Road: 9 Coming-of-Age Novels for Teens
These books address issues of sexual identity, race, appearance, and, of course, love. I hope they help the teens you love navigate this exciting, tumultuous time in their lives.
