Preschool

6 Ways to Celebrate National Puzzle Day with Kids

Build skills with puzzles! Learn how puzzles help children & fun ideas beyond the jigsaw puzzle.

Favorite Hanukkah Books for Kids

Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, these Hanukkah books for kids will introduce the holiday and traditions in kid-friendly stories. We all can learn about the history and holiday of Hanukkah even if we aren’t Jewish because it builds bridges of understanding with our Jewish friends and neighbors. I love that! To those […]

The Best Children’s Nonfiction Books of 2019

Nonfiction books teach kids how to read for information but well-written books like these best nonfiction books of 2019 for kids, do more than that. They inform, entertain, surprise, deepen curiosity, and inspire. See for yourself from books about math and animals to biographies and memoirs. And don’t miss last year’s list! The Best Children’s […]

The Best Children’s Picture Books of 2019

Discover the best children’s picture books of 2019 about topics like identity, acceptance, friendship, history, feelings, and even worms. I know you’ll love reading all the books on this list with your kids and students. This is my longest best-of picture book list ever! Can you believe what a year it’s been in publishing? I’m […]

Notable Board Books of 2019!

2019 brings us new board books to give and read aloud to our children. These will spark curiosity and learning and grow a love of reading. I’ve added my favorites on this list to my big “Best Board Books for Babies and Toddlers” list. Notable 2019 Board Books! Silly Lullaby by Sandra Boynton […]

25 Favorite Children’s Books About Winter

Celebrate the season with charming picture books about winter, snow, animals, and snowy activities. Won’t these cozy picture books make the best read-alouds? 25 Favorite Children’s Books About Winter Snow Still by Holly Surplice A sweet, simple story about winter shows a little fawn taking slippery steps into the fresh world of snow with bunnies […]

11 Impressive STEM Nonfiction Books for Ages 3 – 8 (New in 2019!)

Don’t miss these 11 new STEM picture books for readers ages three to eight! You’ll find so many fantastic, engaging books about math, animals, fungus, and inventors. New STEM Nonfiction Books for Ages 3 – 8 How Many? A Different Kind of Counting Book by Christopher Danielson MATH Brilliant! This book doesn’t tell kids what to […]