Every year brings the same question for parents of kids with March birthdays: do you risk it and plan an outdoor party, or play it safe with an indoor party? March’s weather may be fickle, but the temperature swings teach March birthday kids how to embrace surprise and spontaneity—just ask Dr. Seuss and Dav Pilkey, […]
Barnes & Noble recently unveiled a brand new way for book lovers of all ages to find their next great read: Browsery is an app that lets you ask book-nerdy questions and get answers and recommendations from passionate, knowledgeable readers like yourself. Browsery is free and available on iPhone and Android. Download it here! We’re […]
From the trials of middle school to the nuances of magical foreign lands, these graphic novels and their plucky main characters will set readers’ imaginations on fire, with stories to make them laugh, think, and feel inspired. Whether it’s the latest installment in a beloved series or undiscovered worlds from new writers and illustrators, kids […]
For the Weirdness As readers of Captain Underpants can tell you, Dav Pilkey never let plausibility stand in the way of his imagination. The premise of the Dog Man series: Once there was a cop who fought crimes with his favorite police dog. One day a bomb injures them, and as the doctor explains, “The […]
At some point, you realize that your cute little preschoolers have somehow grown into cute little elementary-aged children. How did this happen, seemingly overnight? Even more perplexingly, as they grow, their interests grow and change along with them. Here are some great read-aloud books for kids who are getting just a little too big for […]