Picture Books
Pre-K
Growing Reader
8 Picture Books About Following Your Dreams
These excellent stories follow characters who pursue their passions, even in the face of adversity, and encourage young readers to think about their own dreams and what it would take to accomplish them.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
A Printable Educator’s Guide to We’re All Wonders
Teach your students to Choose Kind with these discussion questions and classroom activities inspired by R. J. Palacio’s We’re All Wonders and aligned to Common Core Standards.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
The Best Berenstain Bears Books to Tackle Common Growing-Up Challenges
Since the first Berenstain Bears book was released in 1962, readers have been through a lot with Mama, Papa, Brother, and Sister Bear. Here are some of the most relatable stories in the series.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
8 Classroom Read-Alouds and Activities to Start the School Year
Sharing great books encourages students’ critical thinking through rich discussion, coaxes them to come together as a group of learners, and fosters warmth, wonder, and respect among peers.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Brightly Storytime: Llama Llama Loves to Read
Follow along with Llama Llama Loves to Read and watch as everyone’s favorite little llama and his classmates learn their ABCs, identify sight words, and read stories!
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Best Children's and YA Books of August 2018
From playful picture books to diverse YA reads, there’s plenty of reading fun to be had this month. Here are some of the kids’ titles we’ve been most excited about.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Be a Lion Is a Lovely Lesson in Being True to Yourself
With its multifaced protagonist and real-world themes, Ed Vere’s How to Be a Lion is the perfect elixir to counter inside-the-box thinking.
Growing Reader
Mentor Texts To Teach Children Personal Narrative Writing
Studying fantastic mentor texts exposes students to examples that elevate their personal narrative writing. To expand your classroom’s collection of personal narrative mentor texts, consider these picture books.
Pre-K
Brightly Storytime: My Little Golden Book About Sharks
Get ready for Shark Week by reading along with My Little Golden Book About Sharks, a picture book full of fascinating facts for little shark-lovers to sink their teeth into.
Pre-K
The Froggy Series Is Full of Big Lessons and Everyday Humor for Kids
Since the first Froggy book appeared in 1992, Froggy has been enthusiastically embraced by teachers, librarians, parents, and, most importantly, children.
Pre-K
Bookshelf Must-Have: Llama Llama Loves to Read
With fun-to-read rhymes and colorful illustrations, this book from beloved author Anna Dewdney will delight little ones learning to read and all fans of the Llama Llama series.
Growing Reader
Tween
10 Imaginative Scenes for Teaching Children to Visualize as They Read
Whether students naturally imagine as they read or need to be taught to do so, they can all benefit from structured practice creating mental images with books like these.
