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All Ages

7 Tips and Tricks to Manage Boredom in Your Family

Kids on winter break can easily go from “yay, no school!” to “I’m bored!” in ten seconds flat. Here are a few tips on how to manage your child’s cries of boredom.

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Tween

3 Tips to Get Your Kids Interested in STEAM

Try these interactive, family-friendly tips to encourage an interest in STEAM and watch the 8- to 12-year-old in your life light up with curiosity!

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

6 Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety in New Situations

When your child has to face something new, here are some concrete steps you can take as a parent to help ease them in.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

12 Picture Books with Fresh Takes on Santa Claus

In these super fun children's books, Saint Nick gets some new guises — as a dinosaur, a feline, and even a baby — but the Santa spirit is a constant.

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Teen

Feel-Good YA Books for the Holiday Season

If you want stories about kissing under the mistletoe, snowy resorts, and young love, you can’t go wrong with one of these fantastic YA novels.

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Pre-K

Brightly Storytime: A Christmas Wish for Corduroy

Follow along with Ms. Linda to learn how this beloved bear got the name Corduroy and found his signature green overalls.

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Pre-K

8 Wonderfully Wordless Picture Books

Wordless picture books are great for active reading — you can point things out, make sounds, and act out the plot. They're also fantastic for reluctant readers.

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All Ages

The Best Children’s and YA Books of November 2021

This month, you’ll find giggle-worthy picture books, inspiring middle grade novels, and irresistible YA books.

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Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader

The Best Picture Books of 2021

With stories about celebrating differences and managing big emotions alongside beautifully illustrated treasures, 2021's best picture books are must-haves for anyone's bookshelf.

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Growing Reader
Tween

The Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books of 2021

From wacky graphic novels to remarkable memoirs to transfixing historical fiction, we’ve rounded up the best middle grade and chapter books of 2021.