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For the Love of Stories: A February Reading Challenge for Kids

This month’s reading challenge is full of festivity, spurring children to explore books that celebrate Black History Month, Presidents' Day, and more.

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Bookish Fun for Winter: A January Reading Challenge for Kids

Kickstart the new year by resolving to read more great books! Use these ten reading challenges to help guide the way.

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Walking in a Bookish Wonderland: A December Reading Challenge for Kids

This month’s reading challenge encourages kids to celebrate their year in reading, continue cozying up with new stories, and make some space on their bookshelves as the year draws to a close.

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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.

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Baby & Toddler

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Books About Books: 8 Children's Stories That Celebrate the Joy of Reading

These picture books zero in on the pure joy of storytelling and are just the thing for parents who want to plant and nurture the love of reading in their children.

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Growing Reader

How to Make Reading Fun: 25 Ideas Kids Will Love

Bestselling author, mom, and one-time struggling reader Jean Reagan shares some great ideas for how to make reading fun for kids.

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Tips & Advice

Reading by Example: What Kids Learn About Books from Watching You

I haven’t always been aware of how my actions are imprinting values on others, especially younger people around me who I think aren’t paying attention. They are. What I do, it turns out, matters.

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Grown-Up Reads

How Romance Novels Helped Lift Me Out of My Postpartum Depression

One hundred percent fantasy, one hundred percent escapism, and one hundred percent perfect for me at that precise moment in time.

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Baby & Toddler

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Growing Reader

Reading Through Trauma: How Story Helped Us Navigate Challenging Days

Every so often, despite the perfect ultrasounds, easy pregnancy, and crazy research that has ensured your delivery and baby and life with a newborn will go off without a hitch, things happen that are totally outside any realm of possibility you’ve ever imagined.

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Tips & Advice

What Other Countries Do Right When It Comes to Reading

While there is no one way to raise kids who love to read, we took a look at several countries' practices to see how they, by certain measures, get it right.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Pinterest Picks: Best Boards for Children’s Books and Reading

Pinterest offers parents heaps of helpful advice, recipes, kid activities, and education resources, especially for reading and books.

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