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Rachel Starnes shares how the recent publication of her first book, a memoir of her marriage and journey into parenthood, has afforded her the opportunity to reflect on the role of writing in her life.
Kids highly recommend these books that build empathy and understanding of our diverse world by allowing readers to walk in someone else’s shoes for a while.
Author and educator Tim Hawkes discusses how developing a collectively agreed upon code of conduct can help family members connect and communicate.
We’ve pulled together some great new books, with suggestions of who might appreciate them, to help you with your holiday shopping. Happy giving!
Five years ago this month, Minecraft 1.0 was officially released for download. Why are kids still so enthralled by this game? We asked an insider to find out.
All cries of “Are we there yet?” will vanish as the whole family listens, spellbound, to these absorbing audios.
In kids’ literature, fantasy is interpreted as a “safe zone” for young readers, where the author leaves the icky messiness of real life outside the wardrobe door. But not only is leaving out the icky messiness of real life unwise, it’s pretty much impossible. The icky messiness is what it’s all about.
Andrew Clements has dozens of titles to his name, from picture books to novels to early reader chapter books, including Frindle, a middle grade novel about the power of language and invention.
Here you’ll find gift ideas for every type of tween reader on your holiday list whether she likes magical adventures or he loves humorous crime-solving dogs.
Tahereh Mafi is the author of Furthermore, a spellbinding middle grade novel about two kids on an epic and magical adventure.
