Creativity
Growing Reader
Tween
13 Middle Grade Books for Young Inventors
Here are some fantastic books to keep your kid inventor’s hands and brains busy while they dream up new ideas.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
7 Ways To Help Your Kids Consume Less and Create More
These ideas will help you get your child to turn off the screens and let their creativity flourish instead.
Teen
10 Books to Make Teens Believe in the Power of Imagination
Here are 10 young adult books for teens that will pique curiosity, inspire ingenuity, and make them believe in the power of imagination again. In these stories, adherence to the rules of reality is far less important than the universal truths the narratives reveal.
Tween
8 Books That Will Ignite the Imagination for Tweens
These eight books will help ignite creativity and show tweens that there’s nothing quite like a little imagination.
Baby & Toddler
8 Books That Will Spark Imagination in Babies and Toddlers
While babies and young toddlers aren’t yet developmentally able to dive deeply into imaginary worlds themselves, books are the perfect gateway to begin exposing them to imaginative ideas. These beautiful board books introduce the wondrous magic of imagination to the youngest of readers.
Growing Reader
9 Books on Imagination for Kids Ages 6-8
Spark your child’s imagination with these books about creative characters (and real people) that show the many possibilities of a rich, active imagination.
Pre-K
11 Books That Celebrate Imagination for 3-5 Year Olds
If you’re looking to get your kids’ imaginations going and spark their creative sides, these 11 books provide perfect jumping off points.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Kobi Yamada on Embracing Our Ideas and the Chances That Come Our Way
We spoke with Kobi Yamada ahead of the release of What Do You Do With a Chance? and his insights were as inspiring as his books.
Tween
Teen
10 Unique Journals That Give Tweens and Teens a Place to Reflect and Grow
Journals offer tweens and teens a place to explore their feelings, practice their writing skills, reflect on their goals and dreams, and more.
Tween
Teen
How Creativity Can Help Kids Find Their Way
Children sometimes lack the complicated language to explain why they are hurting. Creative outlets and art forms can often take its place and make expression simpler.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
8 Books for Kids with Big Imaginations
This collection of read-alouds will help you nurture your little dreamers and show them you understand what makes them tick.
Tips & Advice
Let’s Get Creative! 10 Tips to Find Fun and Inspiration as a Family
If you want to create, connect, and have fun as a family, here are ten simple ideas to help you get the most out of creative family time.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Raise Out-of-the-Box Thinkers: A Chat with Peter H. Reynolds
Peter H. Reynolds, author-illustrator of inspiring books including The Dot and Ish, shares tips for fostering creativity, bravery, and originality in kids.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
5 Tips for Raising Children With Active Imaginations
Author and early childhood education expert Erika Christakis shares five tips to help you open the imagination of your young child.
