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How Kids Can See Success in Their Failures
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice

Win at Losing: How to Help Kids See Success in Their Failures

Author Sam Weinman explains that it's challenging, but crucial, to show children that failure and loss are often experiences we need to grow and learn.

Rock and Roll Picture Books
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween

Picture Books for Rock and Roll Parents and Their Kids

Pull out your old concert tees, turn on your favorite playlist, and enjoy these fabulous books about rock and roll, country, hip-hop, and punk rock together with the budding musicians in your life.

Groundbreaking Female Characters in YA
Teen

7 YA Heroines Who Kick Butt with Their Smarts and Hearts

In today’s YA, there are all manner of fierce heroines who play by their own rules. Here are a few of our favorite groundbreaking female characters in teen literature.

Jerry Spinelli The Warden's Daughter
Tween

Jerry Spinelli On Family, Feelings, and His Latest Book, The Warden’s Daughter

We were thrilled to chat with Jerry about the inspiration behind his new heartfelt book for middle graders, The Warden's Daughter, and what he hopes kids will take away from it.

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Just For Fun

From Scrooge to the Grinch: Why We Love Christmas Curmudgeons

Author Charlie Lovett celebrates the Christmas curmudgeon — that grumpy, sour, hater of the holidays whom we love to watch realize the error of his ways.

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Just For Fun
Grown-Up Reads

A Scrumptious Holiday Pumpkin Scone Recipe for the Whole Family

Pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg all folded up between flaky layers makes the perfect treat for a cool fall morning or a blistery winter afternoon.

2017 YA Books
Teen

17 of the Most Exciting YA Books to Read in 2017

There is truly something for every lover of YA books in 2017, whether that reader enjoys things quirky and magical, extra-real real, wild, or world-building.

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Tween

17 Middle Grade Books to Look Forward to in 2017

Check out our list of incredible 2017 middle grade books! We’ve found 17 brand-new stories coming out in 2017 that we think tweens will love.

Picture Books 2017
Pre-K
Growing Reader

17 Picture Books Not to Be Missed in 2017

2017 boasts new picture books from bestselling authors, funny debuts, poetry collections, inspirational biographies, and much, much more.

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Growing Reader
Tween

Illustrators Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson on Giving A Poem for Peter Its Visual Depth

We chatted with the illustrators behind A Poem for Peter about how they reacted when they found out they’d be working on the book, why collage is so exciting to create, and what even the most experienced artists can learn from children.