Monsters, Vampires, Haunted Houses, and Other Creepy Things: 17 Slightly Scary Halloween Picture Books for Kids
No tricks here! Just treats in the form of slightly scary, and often laugh-out-loud funny picture books to get you…
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10 Best Children’s Books that Deal with Divorce
It’s been said that half of all marriages end in divorce, and today everyone either knows someone going through this hard…
6 Charming St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books!
Need some adorable St Patrick’s Day picture books to read over your delicious Irish soda bread this St. Patrick’s Day?…
20 Best Valentine’s Day Books for Kids
Valentine’s Day is a good excuse to eat lots of chocolates, make hearts out of construction paper for a secret…
7 Books for Kids of All Ages About Environmental Activism and Climate Change
Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg has taken the world by storm with her passion for environmental activism and tireless efforts to effect…
10 Books for Kids with November Birthdays
I never gave much credence to astrology, until I had a Scorpio kid, born in November, and found that he’s…
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…
5 Picture Books About Skeletons and Bones
Who doesn’t love bones? If you’re anything like me, you were obsessed with skeletons as a kid. (And still are…
8 Stupendous Books for Superhero Fans of All Ages
Whether it’s Captain Awesome, Captain Underpants, or Captain America, kids love superhero adventures fraught with bad guys, good guys, and,…
5 Perfect Gift Picture Books for Three Year Olds
Everyone know that picture books and three year olds go together like peanut butter and jelly! Here are five perfect…
5 Fabulous New Bilingual Spanish/English Picture Books for Young Readers
Two languages are much better than one! Help your budding linguist learn Spanish or English with the following board books…
Odd-Couple Truck Friends, A Kid Who Really Wants a Dog, and a Reminder That Water is Amazingly Beautiful: 12 October Picture Books We’re Excited About
There’s a chill in the air—which means it’s the perfect time for you and your child to wrap yourselves in…
9 Nifty New Science and Nature Picture Books
Young children are natural born scientists, conducting experiments with their food (What happens if I drop this on the ground?)…
A Bear in Underwear, A Hardworking Pug Dad, and a Refugee in Search of Home: 10 Enchanting Picture Books
There’s a picture book for every little reader in this pile, from animal lovers to little sisters who are sick…
A Day at the Beach for a Boy with a Sensory Processing Disorder, the Perks of Being a Middle Child, and a Girl Who Will NEVER Eat Broccoli: 10 New and Notable Picture Books
Each of the following books offers a different adventure. Travel to a magical island with Clever Little Witch or test out…
5 Picture Books to Teach Kids about Consent and Bodily Autonomy
As an adult, can you imagine if someone told you that you have to go sit on the lap of…
12 Family Halloween Costumes for You and Your Little Bookworms
If your family is full of bookworms, there’s no better time than Halloween to unleash that love of literature. Certainly, there…
6 Savvy Picture Books About Sharing, Patience, and Managing Big Feelings
Anger, happiness, sadness, anxious—so many big feelings for our children to figure out! Sometimes it helps to read a story…
From Animal Migration to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity: 7 New Educational Picture Books to Help Kids Learn and Grow
Picture books are one of the best ways to make complex concepts accessible for kids. Here are 7 new-release titles…
A Cat Collector, A Murmuration of Starlings, and a Fashionable Ghost: 10 New Picture Books that Entertain, Inform, and Amaze
Children’s picture books deliver their lessons most effectively when they do so in a way that seems almost accidental, by…