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10 Books to Read Aloud With Your Kids (at Every Age and Stage!) for National Family Literacy Day

10 Books to Read Aloud With Your Kids for National Family Literacy Day

10 Books to Read Aloud With Your Kids (at Every Age and Stage!) for National Family Literacy Day Happy National Family Literacy Day! What’s that, you say? National Family Literacy Day honors the idea of reading together as a family. One of the best ways to do this is to read aloud. Reading aloud encourages family bonding and bookishness and, most importantly, it’s fun. But where should you start? B&N Kids has gathered ten titles Read more…

Happy Halloween!

Halloween 2018 – October 31 Ask any group of people which holiday is their favorite, and you’re bound to find a handful that scream “Halloween!” It’s a time of the year when we can laugh at our own superstitions, temporarily escape our skin, and be ourselves in ways that … well, in ways that might be a little weird any other time of the year. It’s October 31st, and we’re going trick or treating! HALLOWEEN– Read more…

Halloween 2018 – October 31
20 Middle Grade Books About Ghosts, Witches, and More

20 Middle Grade Books About Ghosts, Witches, and More

20 Middle Grade Books About Ghosts, Witches, and More Looking for new titles to add to your Halloween-themed reading? Check out these recently reviewed spine-tingling works for tweens that will spook and terrify. The Collector by ALEXANDER, K.R. 224p. Scholastic. Aug. 2018. pap. $6.99. ISBN 9781338212242. Grades 3–6 When Josie’s grandmother becomes ill, Josie and her family leave city life and move to her grandmother’s home in the country. For Josie, this means starting sixth grade at Read more…

Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies

Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies Educators can play a key role in helping these students move forward with resilience. Adolescence is a time of upheaval, though teenagers as a whole are kind, brave, and resilient. As a clinical psychologist who works with teens, I see these traits on display all the time while young people manage the ups and downs of adolescence and battle the more serious challenges that bring some to therapy. One Read more…

Talking to Cyberbullied Kids—and to Bullies
Five Family Favorites With Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Author Of Bone Soup: A Spooky, Tasty Tale

Five Family Favorites With Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Five Family Favorites With Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Author Of Bone Soup: A Spooky, Tasty Tale Alyssa Satin Capucilli | The Children’s Book Review | October 19, 2018 Several years ago, we moved to a new house. Although my fully-grown children were happy to help us get settled, there was nothing quite like the hours we spent joyfully unpacking, uncovering, and reminiscing as we pored through box after box of their childhood favorites. Each title transported us back Read more…