Are you looking for good bedtime stories for pajama time? We’ve got you! Here are our favorite bedtime books for young children to enjoy a good night’s sleep. We are sharing 27 children’s book for kids of all ages. Here are the best bedtime books! Best Bedtime Story Books Reading a good book before sleeping … Read more
What’s new in nonfiction? Of the most recent publications, here are my favorites for you to share with the children in your lives. Picture Books ages 4 – 8 Good Eating The Short Life of Krill by Matt Lilly, illustrated by Dan Tavis OCEAN CREATURESWritten in the second-person point of view, this picture book speaks … Read more
Kids love Greek mythology– and what’s not to love? They’re action-packed, drama-filled, funny, and adventurous stories, albeit occasionally inappropriate, but not if you read middle-grade books like Percy Jackson or Myth-O-Mania. The Greek Patheon encourages growing readers to read both nonfiction and fiction books, which build skills and background knowledge. The Greek mythology books on … Read more
Does anyone else enjoy growing seeds into plants with their kids? My daughter even begged for a rose bush this year! (Groan– those are tricky. But we bought one.) Read good books with kids about growing seeds and cultivating plants to learn about what’s alive and the science of plant life. The fun thing about … Read more
Read Along & Playaways: Books That Talk to Kids by Meredith Bartolo Pappas Remember old-school books on tape? Read Along, like Vox Books, are the updated version with the tagline “Books That Talk.” They are books that have mechanisms connected to them that play an audio recording of the story, complete with sounds that signal … Read more
What an incredible batch of new picture books this month! I can’t wait to tell you about them… New Picture Books (June 2022) Every Dog in the Neighborhood by Phillip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell DOG ADOPTIONGrandma insists that Louis doesn’t need a dog because there are already enough dogs in the neighborhood. Since … Read more
I’m so happy to share with you new and engaging new beginning chapter books for your growing readers, ages 6 to 9! Expedition Backyard by Rosemary Mosco, illustrated by Binglin Hu NATURE ADVENTURE / GRAPHIC NOVEL / Books for 2nd Graders (Age 7) Two best friends, Mole and Vole, go on adventures together in nature. … Read more
CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018. Sora is the award-winning student reading app available in … Read more
As kids grow, they learn the names of their body parts and what each part does for caregivers and each year, they understand more about the anatomy of the body, learning the five senses in preschool and later during elementary ages, about the organs and systems of the body. But, we can also support a … Read more
Use the force and these fantastic Star Wars books for all ages to help interest your kids in both Star Wars and reading! written by Meredith Bartolo Pappas Even though Star Wars used to be something geared for older kids and adults, now there are even funny books starring Darth Vader for toddlers. There is … Read more