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Growing Reader
Tween

Everyone’s Favorite Class Pet Gets a New Nickname! Brightly Talks with Humphrey Author Betty G. Birney

Author Betty Birney shares the real-life inspiration behind the Humphrey books, how she got her start, and her best advice for young writers.

Literary Characters Teens and Tweens Can Look Up To
Tween
Teen

10 Literary Characters Tween and Teen Girls Can Look Up To

These are female characters who don’t conform to stereotypes, who struggle and suffer, and who show young readers the power of perseverance and pluck.

How Being a Parent Changed Reading for Me
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice

How Being a Parent Changed Reading for Me

I am an introvert by nature, and I value my alone time and my quiet time — growing up, reading afforded me both. But my relationship with books and reading changed when I had my twins.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen

13 Excellent Writing Apps and Websites for Kids

Whether you have a child just learning to form letters or an older kid who’s learning the finer points of storytelling, you’ll find excellent learning tools on this list.

Library Scavenger Hunt
Growing Reader
Tween

Get to Know Your Library: A Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Get your kids comfortable with their local library with this fun library scavenger hunt, complete with printable clues.

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Tips & Advice

How to Diversify Your Child’s Bookshelves

There is a world of beautiful, complex tales out there. Here are a few ways to step outside our reading comfort zones to experience and share its richness.

thank you teachers

Thank You, Educators!

This year, Teacher Appreciation Week looks a little different than usual. And after everything that's been thrown your way recently, you deserve a break!

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Baby & Toddler

Cumber-Baby-Book-Batch: Suggested Baby Books to Celebrate Benedict and Sophie’s New Addition

We’ve been eagerly awaiting news from the Hunter-Cumberbatch camp about the arrival of their new baby and while we were pacing the floor, we composed this special list of suggested titles for raising a well-versed Cumberbatch-fanbaby (Cumberbaby?).

How Mama Got Her Groove Back
Grown-Up Reads

How Mama Got Her Groove Back — Through Books

I asked some fellow parents what they read to reinvigorate, fill the soul, or just pull them up and out of the weeds of parenting.

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Just For Fun

Help! ‘Free-Range Kid’ Epidemic Is Spreading to Picture Books

Where are their parents!? Child Protective Services needs to take a look at the parents of these "free-range" kids' book characters!