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Jokes, Tongue Twisters and Poems
Pre-K
Growing Reader

Fun with Language: Jokes, Tongue Twisters, and Poems

If your kid is in the market for funny poems, knock-knock jokes, or brain-bending riddles, these books will keep them turning pages and cracking up.

How to Draw the Walrus
Pre-K
Growing Reader

How to Draw the Walrus from The Baseball Player and the Walrus

Ben Loory and Alex Latimer to give us the inside scoop on their new book The Baseball Player and the Walrus, including a step-by-step illustration how-to!

How to Spot a Fake Reader
Growing Reader
Tween

How to Spot a Fake (Reader)

Your kid may seem like a real bookworm, but could they have you fooled? Here's how to tell the difference between a real reader and a fake.

Little House: The Next Generation
Tips & Advice

Little House on the Prairie: The Next Generation

Laura Ingalls Wilder's books bring my son's attention away from the abstractions of modern life and into the more visceral features of our reality.

7 Tips for Attending Library Storytime with Your Baby Thumbnail
Baby & Toddler

7 Tips for Attending Library Storytime with Your Baby

As with all things with a new baby, it can be scary to jump right in. See how to make library storytime a fun and rewarding experience for you and your baby.

My Kids Don't Love My Childhood Favorites
Tips & Advice

My Kids Don’t Love My Childhood Favorites. And That’s (Sort of) Okay with Me.

It took a storm and a blackout to find out that my boys just aren’t going to be the same kind of reader I always was.

Book Nook Inspiration
Just For Fun

Design Ideas for a Cozy Book Nook

Want to create a special space for your little bookworm? We've partnered with The Land of Nod to give you some ideas for designing a comfy, cozy book nook.

Why You Should Be Reading Adam Rex
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween

Why You Should Be Reading Adam Rex, Author Behind Movie “Home”

If you're curious why Hollywood is suddenly paying attention to Adam Rex, here’s a quick introduction to some of his best works for kids and tweens.

On the Meanings of Dragons Thumbnail
Just For Fun
Tips & Advice

On the Meanings of Dragons

Dragons aren’t merely obstacles to our heroism. Dragons are -- to my great delight -- far more complicated than that.

10 YA Books Not to Be Missed <br>in 2015 Thumbnail
Teen

10 YA Books Not to Be Missed in 2015

Ever since Young Adult exploded as a genre, the anticipation for each year’s big book releases is huge. Here are 2015's must-read YA novels.