Reading Aloud
Tips & Advice
A Parent’s Survival Guide to Reading the Same Picture Book for the 100th Time
When your kid wants to read the same story each night for weeks on end, turn to these ten strategies to make it through and still enjoy it afresh.
Tips & Advice
Simple Ways to Build a Reading Routine Your Busy Family Can Enjoy
Fostering a love of reading in your child can be extremely helpful as they grow and learn — but it can be challenging to find time in overcrowded schedules. Here are some easy steps you can take to encourage yourself and your kids to make time for reading.
Tips & Advice
Why Should Dads Read with Their Kids? I’m Glad You Asked …
The statement “It’s important for dads to read with their kids” sounds painfully obvious, but there's more to it than dads might think.
Tips & Advice
The Power of the Right Book To Let Our Kids Know We See Them
This is what I can tell you as an author and as a mom: discovering one’s presence in books like my son did is what makes kids feel like they EXIST.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Storytime Surprises: Sophie Kinsella’s Favorite Books to Read as a Family
All five of my children spent much of their babyhoods sitting on my knee, turning pages, lifting flaps, and learning the greatest question of all time: What happens next?
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Teachers Share Their All-Time Favorite Books for Preschoolers and Early Elementary Schoolers
We asked real-life preschool and elementary school teachers to share their favorite books for the classroom. Here are 11 picture books they recommend, plus tips on how to teach them.
Baby & Toddler
Books to Help You Share the Things You Love with Your Baby
Part of the fun of being a new parent is imagining how you’ll introduce your child to what you love. From art to cooking to music to sports, these books can help you do just that.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
How Reading with Your Children Can Help Them Develop a ‘Yes Brain’
Reading together can help promote a “Yes Brain” mindset in your kids, helping them build balance, resilience, insight, and empathy. Here’s how.
Just For Fun
The Very Best Things About Reading Aloud with Kids, According to Parents
From learning more about their little ones to simply snuggling, here are the things that parents love most about sharing books with their children.
Pre-K
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
12 Class Read-Alouds Teachers and Librarians Should Check Out
These new books for preschoolers and early elementary schoolers are certain to bring laughs, captivated stares, and joy, and are even better as read-alouds.
Just For Fun
Pooh and Me: The Warmth of A.A. Milne’s Poems in Childhood and Beyond
Author Francesca Segal shares her experience of turning to A.A. Milne, whose poetry had been embedded in her memory since childhood, when she became a parent.
