Social Issues
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
Looking Back and Looking Up: Finding Solace in Children’s Books Written in Troubled Times
In difficult times, kids' books that are rich with silliness, grief, and hope can provide a sense of understanding and help readers cope — including adults.
Growing Reader
Tween
A Reading List for Moms Who Want To Raise Feminist Sons
These books can help you educate yourself on the issues around feminism, and present your sons with stories of strong and forthright women and girls.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Uniquely Ourselves: Inspiring Books on Autism for Kids, Tweens, and Teens
Did you know April is Autism Awareness Month? These books do a great job of informing young readers about autism while promoting acceptance of people on the spectrum of all ages.
Tween
Teen
#OwnVoices: Why We Need Diverse Authors in Children’s Literature
Kayla Whaley, editor at Disability in Kidlit, explains why kids need to read books written by diverse authors, and shares five of her favorite #OwnVoices reads.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
5 Books That Teach Kids What It Means to Be a Kind Person
These five books (and one bonus pick) are great places to start raising children who are kind caretakers of the people around them.
Teen
Love Is in the Air: 11 Teen Romance Books
These eleven teen romances are guaranteed to make you fall in love — at least for a few hours.
Growing Reader
Tween
Brightly's Book Club for Kids: Stella by Starlight
The second installment of the Brightly's Book Club for Kids features Sharon M. Draper's Stella by Starlight, a beautiful novel based on the life of the author’s grandmother.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
10 Books That Empower Kids to Stand Up and Speak Out
These books are great resources for change-minded kids of all ages, and will help them think about how to have a positive impact in a complicated world.
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.
Tween
How Unique Characters Can Teach Us About Ourselves and Each Other
Author Marilyn Hilton discusses the importance of diverse characters in books and shares how her own children inspired her middle grade novel, Full Cicada Moon.
Tween
Cutting Through the Mud: A Q&A with Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar, beloved author of Holes, discusses the scientific inspiration behind his new book, Fuzzy Mud, the writing habits he diligently follows, and how his audience has changed over the years.
