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Pre-K
Growing Reader

A Printable Educator’s Guide to the Llama Llama Books

Use these Llama Llama-inspired strategies and activities to dive deeper into Anna Dewdney’s series and expand your students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and emotional development.

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Tween

Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Novel About a Child Without a Home

When Susin Nielsen began setting pen to paper, she had no idea just how “of the moment” her new middle grade novel, No Fixed Address, would be in 2018.

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Baby & Toddler

Bookshelf Must-Have: There’s a Monster in Your Book

What do you do when you find a monster munching on the pages of your book? You try to get him out, of course! Our latest Bookshelf Must-Have pick is a hands-on board book that invites the tiniest readers to take part in the action.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Stories for Families on the Go: Brightly Storytime Podcast

Perfect for busy families, the Brightly Storytime podcast offers bite-sized listening whenever you have a few minutes to spare for a great story.

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Teen

Adib Khorram on Writing Honestly About Mental Health, Love, and Iran

Adib Khorram’s debut, Darius the Great Is Not Okay, is a beautiful novel about a half-Persian teen whose world changes when he travels to Iran to meet his grandparents for the first time.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

8 Books to Teach Children About the Habits of Scientists

Use these books in the classroom to help explain and give compelling examples of how real (and fictional!) scientists ask questions, hypothesize, design experiments, overcome obstacles, and communicate their findings.

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Tween
Teen

Carl Hiaasen on Writing Kids’ Books with Humor and Heart

We chatted with Carl Hiaasen, author of our Book Club for Kids pick Hoot, about penning realistic, humorous stories with themes that feel relatable to young readers.

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Tween
Teen

Brightly’s Book Club for Kids: Hoot

Our new book club selection is an environmental adventure story that shows kids the power of standing up for what you believe in.

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All Ages

The Best Children’s and YA Books of October 2018

This month’s best new releases include beautiful and engaging picture books, thought-provoking middle grade reads, and fantastical YA page-turners.

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Baby & Toddler
Pre-K

The Baby Code! Series Relates Coding to a Child’s World

When author Sandra Horning shares what it was like to write Baby Code!, a 14-page board book that introduces basic concepts of coding to the littles of readers.