Chapter & Middle Grade Books – Imagination Soup https://imaginationsoup.net | Best Children's Books Fri, 08 May 2026 15:43:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://imaginationsoup.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Imagination-Soup-Logo-sml-100x100.png Chapter & Middle Grade Books – Imagination Soup https://imaginationsoup.net 32 32 2026 Free Summer Reading Programs for Kids https://imaginationsoup.net/free-summer-reading-programs-kids/ https://imaginationsoup.net/free-summer-reading-programs-kids/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 15:42:29 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=27059 Want to keep your kids reading over the summer? How about joining a free summer reading program or two!?

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]]> https://imaginationsoup.net/free-summer-reading-programs-kids/feed/ 10 Summer Reading Lists of Best Books For Kids https://imaginationsoup.net/summer-reading-list-for-kids/ https://imaginationsoup.net/summer-reading-list-for-kids/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:50:12 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=29817 It's time for summer reading lists, reading programs, and reading challenges! Get your kids, ages 5 to 18, reading with book recommendations from these up-to-date summer reading lists. These summer reading book lists are for every grade level, preschool, early elementary school, upper elementary school, middle school, and high school!!

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]]> Poetry Books for Children nonadult 10 Outstanding Middle Grade Books About Eating Disorders & Body Image https://imaginationsoup.net/middle-grade-books-about-eating-disorders/ https://imaginationsoup.net/middle-grade-books-about-eating-disorders/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:45:38 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=105799 If left unchecked, concerns about eating and one's body size can lead to serious physical health and mental health issues—anxiety, eating disorders, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, and even suicide. It’s urgent. And it affects more kids than you might think yet, it can be so challenging to talk about. But we believe that books can help! In fact, sometimes books help facilitate the most important discussions about big topics.

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]]> https://imaginationsoup.net/best-chapter-books-of-2025/feed/ 0 70 Best Christmas Books for Kids https://imaginationsoup.net/best-list-childrens-christmas-books/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:17:58 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?page_id=38563 What children's books should you read aloud around Christmas time? There are so many good ones that we love reading aloud to our kids during the Christmas season. Isn't it fun to snuggle up and share a good book!?

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]]> 20 Exceptional Middle Grade Indigenous and Native American Books for Kids https://imaginationsoup.net/indigenous-native-american-heritage-month-books-for-kids/ https://imaginationsoup.net/indigenous-native-american-heritage-month-books-for-kids/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:37:00 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=82795 Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month reminds us of the importance of reading Native American books to learn and celebrate the culture, contributions, history, and traditions of American Indians and Indigenous groups from the United States and Canada.

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