Tips & Advice
6 Recommendations to Help First-Time Parents Thrive
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, author of The Bottom Line for Baby, offers first-time parents tips on what to prioritize so they can relax a little and focus on what matters most: establishing and strengthening the relationship with their child.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Let’s Get Gardening: How to Grow Your Own Herbs
Looking for a fun, at-home activity you can do all year round? Try growing your own herbs! You can easily do this on a kitchen windowsill, on a balcony, or in your own backyard.
Growing Reader
Tween
Mad Libs Printables & Activities
Mad Libs provide a fun and engaging way to teach kids about parts of speech while reinforcing essential grammar, reading comprehension, and vocabulary skills.
Grown-Up Reads
The Best Grown-Up Reads of August 2020
From the best new parenting advice to a fabulist rom-com, a gritty thriller, and a reimagined royal history, August’s best new adult reads promise to lift you up and whisk you away.
Pre-K
10 Engaging Audiobooks for Preschoolers
While not a replacement for reading a book aloud, audiobooks provide many benefits of their own, helping kids to expand their imagination and strengthen their listening, pronunciation, and comprehension skills.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Hello, World! Printables and Activities
Kids can explore the ocean floor, shoot up to outer space, and get to know the critters in their own backyard through these delightful Hello, World! printables.
Teen
15 Enlightening and Empathetic YA Novels About Mental Illness
If you’re looking for books to help a teen who’s struggling or to increase your own understanding of mental health issues, these books can get you started.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Antiracist Baby Encourages Readers Big and Small to Think Deeper About Race and Racism
Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracist Baby encourages us to stop tiptoeing around racism. With bright, engaging illustrations and thoughtful, rhyming text, this book is an excellent antiracism primer for both little readers and their grown-ups.
Tween
Audiobooks for Both Neurotypical and Neurodivergent Tweens
Author Cat Patrick shares why audiobooks are great for both neurotypical and neurodivergent kids — based on her experience with her twin daughters — as well as her audiobook recommendations.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Books to Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality
These books can serve as resources to help us move beyond tokens and icons to a deeper understanding of our history and its legacy.