Another awesome book celebrating its premiere this week, this frosty and fascinating story follows two pairs of mother and child—a fox family and a human mom and kiddo—as they traverse the natural beauty of the Arctic tundra. Both educational and emotional, this sweet tale deftly balances the crisp atmosphere, gorgeous scenery, and unique animals of … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday: ARCTIC ADVENTURE: A TUNDRA TALE (Alexandra Cook and Jyoti Rajan Gopal)!
How is your cozy reading season going? Ours is fantastic, thanks to this week’s book birthdays! From empowering deep dives on the history of Black hair culture, twisty fantasies into Wonderland, comforting lessons on how to remain chill, and much more, this week’s new releases have been making the days before school returns a great … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday: Cozy Reading Edition!
The temperature has dropped where we are, and it puts us in the mood for cozy winter reads, the kind that you and your kiddo can curl up with and enjoy together. My Little Deer by Hannah Eliot and illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell is a perfect example of this, especially for families with pre-readers. … Continue reading MY LITTLE DEER (Hannah Eliot, illus. by Jennifer A. Bell)
We're back with the second half of our picks for the best children's books of 2025, this time with our top ten middle grade reads. And while this list could have contained dozens of incredible books that were released over the past year, we tried to narrow it down to the ten that we thought … Continue reading The 10 Best New Middle Grade Books of 2025
This special day marks not only the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, but is also a day of celebration and worship in many cultures. In the gorgeous book The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, illus. by Carson Ellis, readers can learn a little about how the winter solstice is not only … Continue reading Happy Winter Solstice!
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