5 Reasons We’re Excited About Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 12
We can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the publication of Jeff Kinney’s first Diary of a Wimpy Kid book.…
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6 Books to Encourage Your Kid to Keep a Journal
Journaling can be a powerful way to work through emotions, explore dreams and aspirations, remember important and everyday life events,…
6 Picture Books That Offer a Take on the Song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old MacDonald’s farm and his menagerie of noisy animals have been entertaining kids for almost a century. So it makes…
Have the Happiest Board Book Library on the Block
You’ve mastered the art of soothing your baby with the five s’s from Harvey Karp’s The Happiest Baby on the…
April’s Best Books for Young Readers
Spring has sprung! Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and our bookshelves are overflowing with awesome new books for young…
Beauty and the Beast Movie-Themed Books Keep the Magic Alive Off-Screen
More than 25 years after the hit animated version of Beauty and the Beast waltzed onto the big screen, Disney…
4 Reasons We Can’t Wait for Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel
Did you know that dragons love tacos? If you read Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s bestselling 2012 picture book, Dragons…
Join Us at B&N on Friday March 2nd for a Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration!
March 2 is an important day for book nerds—it’s Dr. Seuss’s birthday! The wildly popular author, who brought us perennial picture-book…
Quiz: Which Rick Riordan Series is Right for You?
Congratulations are in order! Well, kind of. It really depends on whether you see this as good news or the…
Our 6 Favorite Books to Read in the Bathtub
Rub-a-dub-dub, can’t get the kids in the tub? February 9 is Read in the Bathtub day, so it’s a great…
Holly Goldberg Sloan’s Short is Made to Measure for Middle Graders
At some point, everyone feels like they’re coming up a little short in some area of their lives. For Julia…
January’s Best Books for Young Readers
It’s a new year, a fresh start, and time to make some awesome new reading resolutions with your kiddos to…
7 Characters We’d Love to Invite to Holiday Dinner
Typically, holidays are all about assembling a bunch of relatives for one grand meal—whether you like it or not. But…
4 Reasons to Read The Girl on the Train Before You See the Movie
Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train has all the elements of a page-turning thriller—unreliable narrators, a missing woman, lies,…
The Girl on the Train Is the Feel-Bad Thriller of the Season
Freshly fallen snow, the smell of evergreen trees, smiling cherub-faced kids all dressed up to meet Santa, gleeful greetings from…
November’s Best Books for Young Readers
Sweater weather means cozying up inside with a comfy blanket and a stack of great books. Make sure the kids’…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 11: 5 Reasons We’re Excited for Double Down
Middle grade readers will be buzzing from more than just the Halloween sugar rush on Nov. 1, which marks the…
5 Best Picture Books that Celebrate Fall
Don’t tell winter, spring, and summer, because they’re definitely the jealous type—but fall is hands down our favorite season. Changing…
20 Things We Miss about Going Back to School
Summer is officially over, and school is back in full swing. And sadly, no amount of shopping for bullet journal…
Tania Unsworth’s Brightwood: Entrancing Thriller Will Keep Readers Guessing
Nobody knows you’re here. Nobody knows you exist. The moment the unwelcome visitor to Brightwood Hall says these goose bump–inducing…