☀️ Quiz: What Should the Kids Read Next? ☀️
Quiz: What Should the Kids Read Next?
We've rounded up some of the most fun-filled folktale, fairy tale, and mythology-inspired audiobooks for tweens and teens.
These middle grade books draw in boy and girl readers alike with their engaging plots, rich settings, and strong female protagonists.
We’ve all heard the story of Rumpelstiltskin, the greedy guy who spun straw into gold for the miller’s daughter in exchange for her firstborn child. But is that the real story? Adventure, humor, and magic abound in this Bookshelf Must-Have pick for middle grade readers.
On weekends, Doreen Spicer-Dannelly and her siblings were allowed to play outside, and going to the neighborhood playground was the highlight of her week. There, in the heart of Brownsville, was where she fell in love with Double Dutch.
From playful picture books to diverse YA reads, there’s plenty of reading fun to be had this month. Here are some of the kids’ titles we’ve been most excited about.
What is a home? Is it a place, a feeling, or something else? These are questions that Mae Respicio’s The House That Lou Built and Melissa Sarno’s Just Under the Clouds — two middle grade novels that approach serious themes and big dreams with empathy and compassion — explore in depth.
Are you like the Penderwick family's clever Skye? More like dreamy Jane? Or perhaps a daredevil just like Ben? Take our quiz to find out which Penderwick character you are!
I stand in front of an auditorium chock-full of wide-eyed fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. We’re discussing my Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky and I’ve come to the dangerous part of the presentation: Questions & Answers.
Veera Hiranandani discusses The Night Diary, her moving novel that follows a family’s difficult journey as refugees seeking a new home during the Partition of India in 1947.
We’ve rounded up the most exciting new books for kids of all ages, including historical fiction, hands-on reads, teen thrillers, a fairy tale retelling, and more!
Introduce tweens and teens to the benefits of yoga and meditation with this fun and hands-on guide to practicing mindfulness.
In skilled hands, the factual history makes the character’s story feel real, and being immersed in that story makes history come alive for the reader, sometimes in surprising ways. Human emotions are timeless; relationships, social status, age- and gender-appropriate roles and issues are fluid and ever-changing.
