Grown-Up Reads
Hello, My Name Is Laura … and I Might Just Be a Book Club Failure
I love to read, I love my lady friends, and I love wine — I should be a book club natural, right? Wrong.
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Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Help Kids Find the Funny in Their Fears
Bethany Barton, author of I'm Trying to Love Spiders, shares how laughter can help kids (and grown-ups!) overcome their fears.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
A Chat with Dragons Love Tacos Author Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin, author of Dragons Love Tacos, chatted with us about his new picture book, Robo-Sauce, working with illustrator Dan Salmieri, and more.
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Read Me! 6 Delightful Books for Fans of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
If you’re a big fan of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, here are six tremendous books for kids and teens inspired by its indelible legacy.
Tween
How Unique Characters Can Teach Us About Ourselves and Each Other
Author Marilyn Hilton discusses the importance of diverse characters in books and shares how her own children inspired her middle grade novel, Full Cicada Moon.
Tween
Treasures, Not Trash: Why I’m Holding Tight to My Box of Memories
In this era of fleeting photos, texts, and tweets — perhaps all of us need a box of important things to remind us of who we are in a fast-changing world.
Grown-Up Reads
7 Keepsake Journals That Busy Moms Will Actually Use
We rounded up some awesome journals to help busy parents quickly reflect on day-to-day life, record milestones, and preserve memories for their kids.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Fall Storytime Craft: Make a Popsicle Stick Scarecrow
Get step-by-step directions for creating this adorable scarecrow craft -- just in time for Halloween!
Teen
5 YA Favorites for Hispanic Heritage Month
To celebrate a month of tribute to Hispanic Americans, our friends at NYPL compiled a list of their five favorite young adult books written by Hispanic authors.
Growing Reader
Bouncing Back: Books and Activities That Teach Kids Resilience
Former Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis shares how reading about kindness and compassion helped her students overcome grief and come out on the other side of tragedy.
