Feelings
Tween
What Tweens Read When They’re Feeling Down
Kari Riedel asked kids what types of books help them feel better when they're sad. She was touched by the honesty and diversity of their answers.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Four-Eyed and Fabulous: How to Get Your Kid to Love Their Glasses
Got a little one who needs spectacles? Here are three easy things you can do (and six books to read) to get them excited about wearing glasses.
Tween
12 Books About Friendship for Middle Grade Readers
One of the biggest challenges of parenting is figuring out how to help your child learn how to navigate sticky social situations. A good book, at the right time, can help.
Growing Reader
8 Picture Books I Still Read with My 8-Year-Old
Some kids have a hard time letting go of their books. One 8-year-old shares the picture books he's holding tight to and why he's keeping them around.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Friend Farmers: 3 Tools for Helping Kids Make and Keep New Friends
The first months of school are a great time to introduce kids to easy-to-remember tools that will help them cultivate new friendships and sprout community.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
9 Positive, Feel-Good Books for Family Storytime
Katie Hurley, LCSW and author of The Happy Kid Handbook, shares nine books that teach kids important lessons about kindness, empathy, and caring for others.
Growing Reader
Bouncing Back: Books and Activities That Teach Kids Resilience
Former Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis shares how reading about kindness and compassion helped her students overcome grief and come out on the other side of tragedy.
Baby & Toddler
5 Mesmerizing Picture Books for Toddlers with Short Attention Spans
These book recommendations for kids with short attention spans should keep your whirling dervish happily focused on the story at hand.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Remembering Hurricane Katrina: 15 Moving Books for Kids of All Ages
These books for kids and teens help explain what happened when Hurricane Katrina struck and celebrate the resiliency of the communities that lived through the storm.
Teen
How to Empower Kids to Stop Hating Their Flaws and Love Who They Are
Author Emily-Anne Rigal shares her experiences with bullying and the "light bulb moment" she experienced as a teenager that changed her life.
Teen
Why John Green Just Gets It
Because he tackles the tough stuff, and listens, and gives credit where credit is due. And seven other reasons why John Green is particularly awesome.
Teen
Navigating the Long and Winding Road: 9 Coming-of-Age Novels for Teens
These books address issues of sexual identity, race, appearance, and, of course, love. I hope they help the teens you love navigate this exciting, tumultuous time in their lives.
