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Tips & Advice

6 Tips to Get Your Kids Focused on the New School Year

How can parents help their kids get back on track after those blissful weeks of summer relaxation and recreation? Here are six tips to get you started.

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Growing Reader

Meet the Illustrator: Mika Song

In this installment of Meet the Illustrator, author-illustrator Mika Song talks about her childhood surrounded by art and artists, shares a sweet sketch of herself, and recommends a new picture book that totally blew her away.

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Pre-K

10 Things You Can Do to Get Your Child Ready for Kindergarten

The summer is the perfect time to help prepare your child for the transition to kindergarten. Here are some things you can do at home to get them ready.

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Growing Reader
Tween

How to Make a Zine: A Kid-Friendly DIY Guide

Follow along with these simple instructions and you'll be creating a zine in no time — the perfect craft project for children looking to express their creativity!

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Pre-K
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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Just For Fun

Reading in the Shadow of Sendak

When author Elisha Cooper was awarded a Sendak Fellowship, he had the rare opportunity to explore Maurice Sendak's summer home and his bookshelves.

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Grown-Up Reads

Why Being a ‘Good Enough’ Parent Is Better Than Being Perfect

Dr. Catherine Pearlman makes the case for not striving for perfection and instead aiming for "good enough" parenting.

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Just For Fun

Victoria Justice’s Favorite Books as a Kid — and What She’s Reading Today

Brightly was thrilled to check in with Victoria to learn more about her passion for reading and find out what some of her all-time favorite books are.

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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.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Bookshelf Must-Have: My First Coding Book

Coding is an integral part of many of the things we see, experience, and engage with every day. Our latest Bookshelf Must-Have pick teaches kids as young as five the basics of computer programming and shows them how coding fundamentals are all around us.