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A Scrumptious Holiday Pumpkin Scone Recipe for the Whole Family

Pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg all folded up between flaky layers makes the perfect treat for a cool fall morning or a blistery winter afternoon.

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Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

Beyond the Naughty and Nice List: Keeping Kids on Their Best Behavior At the Holidays and All Year Round

Authors John and Karen Miller want to help moms and dads parent through the holidays and forever more not with threats, gimmicks, and manipulative tricks, but by teaching kids to take accountability for their behavior. Here are their tips.

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Just For Fun

18 Authors on the Wackiest, Weirdest, and Worst Gifts They Received as Kids

To get in the spirit of the holidays, we asked authors to share the wildest gifts they remember receiving as children, and their entertaining answers are as unique as the books they pen.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Brightly Storytime: The Christmas Puppy

Pour a cup of cocoa, cozy up by the tree, and have your little one read along with the latest in our Brightly Storytime video series, The Christmas Puppy.

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Tips & Advice

Haul Out the Holiday Story Traditions

Reading is my way of finding quiet in the bustle of the holidays. It changes our focus from the presents and reminds us of the messages of the season.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Growing Reader

10 Christmas Classics to Read This Holiday Season

Just like a Christmas tree and the gifts under it, stories play a special part in holiday celebrations. These new Christmas classics are ones you'll love reading time and again.

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Grown-Up Reads

Hot for Holiday: The Best Books to Buy This Winter

We’ve pulled together some great new books, with suggestions of who might appreciate them, to help you with your holiday shopping. Happy giving!

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

AudioFile Magazine’s Top 10 Audiobooks for Holiday Travel

All cries of “Are we there yet?” will vanish as the whole family listens, spellbound, to these absorbing audios.

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Tween

2016 Holiday Gifts for Tween Readers Ages 9 - 12

Here you’ll find gift ideas for every type of tween reader on your holiday list whether she likes magical adventures or he loves humorous crime-solving dogs.

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Growing Reader

2016 Holiday Gifts for Growing Readers Ages 6 - 8

Here's our holiday shortlist of activity books, new titles, themed sets, and some particularly special books for the 6- to 8-year-olds in your life.

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Pre-K

2016 Holiday Gifts for Little Readers Ages 3 - 5

We’ve combed through tons of recent books to find the ones that are sure to be winners not just when they’re unwrapped but for dozens and dozens of re-readings too.

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Baby & Toddler

2016 Holiday Gifts for Book-Loving Babies & Toddlers

Books make perfect gifts for babies and toddlers. They delight in the unwrapping and a book is instantly accessible. Here are some great holiday gift picks for 2016 for babies and toddlers.

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