The War that Saved My Life: (Newbery Honor Award Winner)

It’s the 20th anniversary of Barnes & Noble’s Summer Reading Program, and we’re celebrating it in style! Each summer Barnes & Noble gives young readers the opportunity to earn a free book by reading three books and completing a journal about the books they’ve read. It’s a great way to encourage kids to make reading […]

Whether you’re discovering them in childhood, reading them to your own children, or enjoying them as an adult, children’s books enrich our lives at many stages. Given the abundance of smart, stirring, and beautifully written children’s books that are published each year, choosing the best and brightest seems like an overwhelming, if not impossible undertaking—but such is […]

Spring break is a glorious week every kid looks forward to for three reasons: One, it signifies that the school year is seriously almost over. Two, there aren’t many teachers cruel enough to assign much homework over spring break. And three, it’s warm enough to play outside, swim, take day trips, and more! But not all spring breaks […]

Some words just don’t go together. There are the oxymorons like “jumbo shrimp” and “dull roar.” Lyrics like “So we put our hands up like the ceiling can’t hold us” make you say hmmm…And some book titles mash up ideas that at first glance make zero sense. But if you give them a chance, they often hold […]