Pre-K
Growing Reader
The Dinosaur Princess: A Terrifically Twisted, Two-Minute Fairy Tale
Author and illustrator team Michelle Robinson and Fred Blunt created an exclusive new story for Brightly that flips familiar fairy tale tropes upside down. Grab your young reader and get ready to giggle all the way through the terrifically twisted happy ever after.
Tips & Advice
How 10 Minutes a Day Can Tame the Entitlement Trend
Parenting expert Amy McCready shares tips to improve quality time with your kids and keep the “me, me, me” epidemic at bay.
Grown-Up Reads
What Jane Green’s Been Reading in 2016
We asked bestselling author Jane Green what she’s been reading, and loving, in 2016. Here are the books that topped her list.
Tween
The Importance of Dogs in Life and Literature
I think we love dogs in our reading lives for the same reason we love them in our lives outside of reading: they’re just the most terrible liars.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Corey R. Tabor
We chatted with Corey Tabor, illustrator of the wonderful A Dark, Dark Cave, about the role public school played in his becoming an artist, how his own backyard adventures inspire him to create art, and more.
Growing Reader
Tween
Why Graphic Novels Are Storytelling Quicksand for Reluctant Readers
Some kids fall in love with reading. Some don’t. Judd Winick, author of Hilo, explains why he thinks the kids in the “don’t” column would dig comics.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
6 Awesome, Original Superheroes from Children’s Literature
If you want to introduce your Avenger- or Batman-loving kids to some “new” heroes with awesome literary pedigrees, suggest these funny, original superfriends from the world of kids’ books.
Growing Reader
Tween
Simple Ways to Start Talking to Your Kids About Art
If you want to talk to your kids about art but don't know where to begin, start with these simple tips — perfect for your next art read or museum trip.
Tips & Advice
The Hurdles and Joys of Raising Readers
To be able to lose yourself in a book is bliss. Stories introduce us to people we might never meet, making us laugh and cry, and in the process enrich our lives.
Growing Reader
Tween
Against the Odds: 7 Picture Books About Incredible True Stories from U.S. History
These picture books introduce children to some unsung heroes of U.S. history, showing them that individual actions can make a big difference.