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Brightly Storytime: How to Get Your Teacher Ready

Settle in and enjoy How to Get Your Teacher Ready, a new picture book that joyfully celebrates all that educators know and do for their students.

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Grown-Up Reads

What Does ‘Mom’ Mean Now That They’re Grown?

What role does a mother play once her kids become adults? Author Kate Marshall shares her work-in-progress list of what it means to be a mom to grown-up kids.

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Read These, You Will: Star Wars Books for Every Kind of Kid

No matter what kind of reader your young Jedi is, there's a Star Wars book to match. From crafty kids to super fans, we've rounded up some of the best.

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The Books Kids Say Are the Best to Read with Their Moms

The cozy combination of mom plus a book is a wonderful way to end any day — especially Mother’s Day. In honor of this special day, we asked kids and moms about their favorite books to read together. You'll find plenty of great ideas for storytime in their sweet and unique responses.

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Grown-Up Reads

16 of the Best New Books of Summer 2017

As we look toward summer, we're already daydreaming about all the great new books we're excited to pick up. Grab some sunglasses and a glass of lemonade, and kick back with one of these grown-up reads this summer.

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How Reading to Your Children Helps You to Be a Present Parent

Erica Komisar, LCSW explains how sitting and reading a book with your child can be a very intimate, emotionally bonding experience that allows you to be in the moment.

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7 Authors Celebrate the Teachers They’ll Never Forget

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked a few authors to reflect on the teachers that changed their lives for the better, in ways big and small.

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Journeys to Space and to Self: A Q&A with Author Jack Cheng

Author Jack Cheng on his first novel for young readers, See You in the Cosmos, crafting fictional characters that are real, and believing in the goodness of strangers.

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The Best Children’s and YA Books of May 2017

This month's new releases are packed with all manner of literary fun. From a cryptic cipher to taco-loving dragons to a charming rom-com and, yes, even Bigfoot, May has a little something for every kind of book lover.

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Tales as Old as Time: Beauty and the Beast Books for Kids & Teens

With much excitement around the new "Beauty and the Beast" film, young readers are clamoring for more of this treasured tale. These books will keep the magic going.