Reading Memories
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Growing Reader
Tween
Why Reading Childhood Favorites to Your Kids Is Honestly the Best
See why reading your favorite childhood story to your kids can be a great way to connect with them and your younger self!
Just For Fun
The Night I Realized Our Bedtime Read-Alouds Were Coming to an End
Bedtime reading is woven into the fabric of my family and into my identity as a parent. I never thought this, too, was something that would be outgrown.
Just For Fun
My Kid Won’t Read the Books I Pick Out for Her Anymore and It’s Bumming Me Out
One father comes to terms with his conflicted feelings about his daughter’s quiet transition to making reading decisions on her own.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
The Picture Books That Hooked My Son’s Attention as a Child with Autism
When I recall my son’s early childhood, I remember it in the phases of his obsessions. During these periods of his life, his passion was all he talked about ... and, of course, read about.
Tips & Advice
The Transformative Power of Reading Poetry as a Child
Throughout his life, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo has witnessed poetry’s ability to spur the imagination and take readers “beyond language, beyond the literal.”
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
The Hands-Down Funniest Books for Kids, According to Authors
To celebrate Humor Month, we asked authors to share their picks for the all-time funniest books for kids. These are the giggle-inducing reads they’ve chuckled at, loved, and gone back to time and again.
Tween
Teen
Madeleine L’Engle and Me
My mother gave me many, many gifts, and when I was 10 years old one of the biggest gifts was a nightly read-aloud of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
9 Valentines to the Books My Family Will Always Love
These are some of the books that remind me of times in my sons’ lives and call up specific memories I don’t want to forget. For that, each deserves a short appreciation — in the form of a love poem.
Teen
The Books I Fell in Love with as an Awkward Immigrant Teenager
I couldn’t leave the country without a green card, but at least I could lie in bed, open a book, and escape into someone else’s miserable life. These titles resonated with me at that age and remain some of my favorites.
Grown-Up Reads
How Losing Ourselves in Stories Can Help Us Find Our Greater Truths
Rhiannon Navin wasn’t planning on featuring a beloved kids’ book series in Only Child, her novel about a boy coping with trauma. Yet, the more she progressed, the more it made sense.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
17 Authors on the Children's Books That Still Make Them Weepy
We know children’s literature is full of wonderful tearjerkers, so we asked 17 authors to share the book from childhood that still makes them well up to this day. Here are the stories that hold special places in their hearts.
Just For Fun
The Very Best Things About Reading Aloud with Kids, According to Parents
From learning more about their little ones to simply snuggling, here are the things that parents love most about sharing books with their children.
Just For Fun
8 Brutal Truths of Raising a Book-Loving Kid
I always wished for my kids to be book lovers. While I’d never say I’ve lived to regret my wish, there are a few things about raising a book lover that can take some getting used to.
Tween
Remembering Charlotte’s Web, the Girl I Was, the Mom I Am, and the Teacher I Loved
Charlotte’s Web celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. How many of us remember well the first time we read or heard this beloved story?
