Valentine's Day Book Gifts for Little Readers

Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Growing Reader

Valentine’s Day Book Gifts for Little Readers

If you’re looking for some fun Valentine’s Day book gifts for your little bookworms that they'll enjoy reading over and over again, here are some favorites by age group.

Dentist illustration

Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

7 Picture Books to Get Kids Ready for the Dentist

To try to prepare my kids for their first trip to the dentist (or “the doctor for their teeth,” as I explained), I turned to books. Here are the stories about visiting the dentist we read and loved.

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Just For Fun

12 Things All Bookworms Have Said at One Point or Another

You know you’re a bookworm if you’ve said one or more of these phrases… (Also, you just know.)

Kids' Books About the Refugee Experience

Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

Books to Help Kids Understand What It’s Like to Be a Refugee

Stories can facilitate dialogue around this difficult topic, help to foster empathy and understanding, and even inspire young readers to take action to ensure safe and welcoming environments in their own communities.

The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl Before, and How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

Grown-Up Reads

What to Read Now: Two Compelling Novels and a Go-To Parenting Book

The holidays have come and gone, the kids are back in school, and maybe you, like me, have made a resolution to read more. If you’re searching for a new read, we’ve found three fantastic, very different books to help you kick off a great reading year.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

8 Picture Books to Celebrate Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year kicks off on January 28. In the spirit of celebration, here are eight festive books about Chinese New Year to share with young readers.

Sight Word Games, Activities, and Reading Ideas

Pre-K

Growing Reader

20 Sight Word Games, Activities, and Reading Ideas

Knowing sight words at a glance makes reading easier. Here you’ll find sight word games, apps, multi-sensory activities, and reading ideas.

Essential Classics for Beginning Readers

Pre-K

Growing Reader

9 Essential Classics for Beginning Readers

These timeless tales will appeal to readers young and old alike. They’re the classic books you’ll pull off your shelves over and over again.

Why I Love My Local Bookstore

Tips & Advice

Why I Love My Local Bookstore

In an age of mass market everything, our local bookstore is an oasis.

13 Masterful Teen Mysteries

Teen

The Game Is Afoot: 13 Masterful Teen Mysteries

These fantastic mysteries were written specifically for teens and fill the whodunit gap for young adult readers in unexpected and novel ways.