Picture Books
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Growing Reader
If You Haven’t Read These Dr. Seuss Books to Your Kids, You’re Missing Out
Are you missing out on some of Dr. Seuss's best books to read aloud to kids? See if you know these lesser-known, delightful-to-read stories.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Children’s and YA Books of September 2017
From a new tale from Mark Twain to timely words from our friends on Sesame Street to a wise wishtree, world-consuming video game, and more, there are tons of great new reads to savor this September.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
25 of the Most Exciting Picture Books of Fall 2017
Crisp autumn leaves deserve to be celebrated with the crisp new pages of amazing and beautiful picture books. Here are 25 of fall's standouts.
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Growing Reader
Look Up! 4 Books About the Sun, Moon, and Stars for Kids
Indulge kids' fascination with the skies above with these fantastic books about the sun, moon, stars, and space.
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Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: Here Comes Teacher Cat
Read along with Here Comes Teacher Cat, a charming picture book about adorable kitties who have an unexpectedly fun day at school.
Grown-Up Reads
How Reading Picture Books Helps Me Cut Through the Noise of Autism
In this excerpt from Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8, Naoki Higashida describes the moment when reading picture books “clicked” for him as a child with nonverbal autism.
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Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Children's and YA Books of August 2017
From an underwater retelling of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to sparkly unicorns, wicked bugs, and twisty magic, there’s lots of reading fun to be had this month.
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Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Jay Fleck
In our Meet the Illustrator conversation, Jay shares his favorite illustration from Black Belt Bunny, creates an awesome self-portrait, and recommends a new illustrated book he thinks is super cool.
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Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Children’s and YA Books of July 2017
July's new releases include exciting adventure stories, LOL-worthy comedies, edge-of-your-seat dramas, and thought-provoking historical fiction.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: My Friend Maggie
Read along with this video of Hannah E. Harrison's My Friend Maggie, a simple and sweet story about a friendship put to the test.
Just For Fun
9 Hilarious Parodies of Classic Picture Books
Here are some of the funniest spoofs on beloved children's books for kids and adults, including parodies of Goodnight Moon, Oh, the Places You'll Go!, and more.
Pre-K
Bookshelf Must-Have: Little Excavator
A little digger who'll scoop up your heart! Our new Bookshelf Must-Have pick, from the beloved Anna Dewdney, is a story straight from the construction site that’s perfect for vehicle-lovers and any kid who knows what it’s like to be small in a big world.
