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Pre-K

12 Books About Friendship for Kids Ages 3 – 5

We hope this collection of stories help your children learn the value of friendship and gives them tools to build happy, healthy relationships with the people in their lives.

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Teen

13 YA Books That Highlight the Importance of Friendship

Friendship is everything in your teens. These books about friendship show teens how to navigate these essential relationships in our digital world.

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Tween

10 Books About Friendship for Tween Readers

Here are 10 page-turning books centered on the power of friendships, their ups and downs, coping with loss, and embracing the new.

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Growing Reader

10 Books About Friendship for Kids Ages 6 – 8

These books teach growing readers that we can be friends with people who are different from us, and that friendship requires compromise, kindness, and problem-solving.

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Books About Friendship for Babies and Toddlers

Sensitive, vibrant, and compassionate, these heart-warming tales will introduce the littlest of readers to the power of true friendships.

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Growing Reader

11 Picture Books About Seasons Kids Will Adore

Whether you like snowflakes or sunshine, fragrant blossoms or vibrant-colored leaves, these picture books celebrate the splendor of all seasons.

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Growing Reader

Julián Is a Mermaid: A Heartwarming Lesson in Identity and Unconditional Love

Julián Is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love, is an absolutely beautiful celebration of self-expression, unconditional love, and being your truest self.

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Grown-Up Reads

The Best Grown-Up Reads of June 2020

Summer is officially upon us, and we’re celebrating with the latest and greatest beach reads (beach not required!), sweeping family novels, and sassy rom-coms for grown-ups.

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10 Books for Kids and Teens That Love Hamilton

If you and your kids love the musical and want to obsess over Alexander Hamilton even more, here are several books for children and teens to read.

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All Ages

The Best Children’s and YA Books of June 2020

Encourage growth, self-reflection, and good-hearted fun with these fantastic new reads.