8 Series for Kids to Read After They Finish Dog Man: Fetch-22!
If, like our booksellers, your young readers can’t get enough of Dog Man, we’ve got you covered with readalikes that will…
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Try This at Home: Learn How to Draw the Titular Characters from When Pencil Met Eraser!
Once there was a pencil and an eraser…wait, where are Pencil and Eraser?! Can you help us draw Pencil and…
Author Interview Between A Small Zombie Problem Author K. G. Campbell and Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball Author Laura Ellen Anderson
In this first interview, Laura Ellen Anderson discusses the first book in her spooky new series, Amelia Fang and the Barbaric…
Theresa Howell, Coauthor of Leading the Way: Women in Power, Shares 5 Books About Powerful Women and Girls
The power of role models is real. It’s incredibly inspiring to see women in roles of leadership. I believe that…
Pumpkins, Candy, and Monsters! 11 Chapter Books (and Beyond!) Perfect for Halloween
Halloween is fast approaching, which means apple picking, pumpkin carving, candy eating, and costume wearing. But most importantly? It means…
The Search for Home: A Guest Post from The Dragon Warrior Author Katie Zhao
What is Home? Home. A four-letter word that can carry many different meanings. When I was younger, I thought of…
Guest Post: An Author Conversation Between Cece Bell and Jamie Michalak
Cece Bell: Can you describe how we first became connected? Jamie Michalak: I’d love to. It was about 16 years…
Writing So Young Readers Feel Seen: A Guest Post From The Whispers Author Greg Howard
As a kid growing up out in the country in South Carolina, I knew I was different than the other…
10 Great Chapter Books to Get Kids Excited to Go Back to School
New chapter book readers are often new to school. Entering first or second grade is a big step for kiddos…
9 Hilarious Books for Kids Headed to (or Back to) Middle School
Middle grade readers are often headed to a new school, which can feel exciting, but also worrying. These nine realistic…
The Halfway Helpful Stories of My Childhood: A Guest Post By Zenobia July Author Lisa Bunker
I discovered The Thirteen Clocks, by James Thurber, when I was five, and loved it instantly and intensely. When I…
Guest Post: 3 Tips For New Dads From the Author of Made For Me
I was always told that there are no words to describe the true love and joy of being a parent…
The Joys of Traveling Through Reading: A Guest Post From Magic on The Map Co-Author Bianca Turetsky
Cut to a few decades later, Courtney and I were out to dinner trying to think of a project to…
There is No Path: A Guest Post from Silver Meadows Summer Author Emma Otheguy
In middle school, I studied Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.” We learned about dilemmas and discussed whether Frost’s…
The Unicorn Rescue Society: Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot Authors Share Three Amazing Creatures and Monsters from Native American Legends
Says Adam Gidwitz, “Three books so far, and three amazing creatures. But there are so many wonderful myths that feature…
7 Middle Grade Books That (Stealthily) Explore Big Ideas by The Next Great Paulie Fink Author Ali Benjamin
Much attention has been to the Very Big Questions lurking inside classics like The Little Prince, Winnie-the-Pooh, Alice’s Adventures in…
When a Shark Comes to Town: A Guest Post from The Line Tender Author Kate Allen
Hundreds of people went down to the dock at Beverly Harbor that day to watch biologists dissect the shark and…
9 Middle Grade Books about Siblings Who Fight…For Each Other: A Guest Post from Riverland Author Fran Wilde
Siblings fight. Sometimes it’s in jest, sometimes it’s more serious. My sister and I fought occasionally when we were both…
Author Interview: Rebecca Stead in Conversation with Jo Knowles on Where the Heart Is
Rebecca Stead: I loved Where the Heart Is. It’s a book that feels true to childhood, and, like childhood, it…
13 Perfect Picture Books About Spring
Spring is the time to celebrate Earth and all the gifts Mother Nature has to offer! Here’s a round-up of…