Picture Books
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Growing Reader
20 Colorful Books to Brighten Up the Dark Days of Winter
If you could use a bit of brightness to offset the chilly temperatures, check out these picture books filled with bold colors and unexpected illustrations.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
16 Awesome Picture Books to Read in 2016
Filled with funny, whimsical, and clever stories, these sixteen picture books are some of the most promising releases for 2016.
Growing Reader
The 50 Best Books for 7- and 8-Year-Olds
What are the best books for 7-year-olds and 8-year-olds? Our panel of experts list their top 50 children's books for developing readers.
Just For Fun
2015’s Biggest Moments in Children’s and YA Literature
We could write a whole book about what made 2015 such a special year for children's and YA literature, but we’ve winnowed the highlights down to a shortlist.
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Growing Reader
Our Favorite Picture Book Dads of 2015
Contributor Tom Burns shares his picks for the best, most realistic, wonderfully flawed, and funny dads featured in picture books in 2015.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
What My Kids' Books Have Taught Me About Being a Dad
These five books offer children — and their fathers — some very worthwhile life lessons … because, let’s face it, mothers already know it all.
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Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
The Children's Books That Took Our Breath Away in 2015
The Brightly contributors' choices for the best children's and YA books of 2015 contain innovative literary themes, illustrations, styles, and more.
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Growing Reader
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Teen
Books to Help Kids Make Sense of Challenging Current Events
These books can help children discuss and better process difficult world events such as war, immigration, discrimination, and environmental conservation.
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.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Have You Seen These Delightful Videos of Your Kid’s Favorite Picture Books?
For those times when a video is needed, there are many great adaptations of amazing picture books available. Here are just a few fantastic ones for littles.
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Growing Reader
Tween
Tried and True: The Nonfiction Books Children's Booksellers and Book Experts Are Recommending
We talked to some of our favorite book experts about the nonfiction titles and trends they are most excited about. Here's what they told us.
Pre-K
Meet the Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger
In this installment of Meet the Illustrator, Max and Marla author Alexandra Boiger shares what it was like to write her first book, how the Olympics and mountains of Bavaria inspired its setting, and more.
