Practical ideas and research about raising readers.

Your kid has read every Dog Man book twice. Here's what to hand them next. and why each one scratches the same itch.

Bullying isn't a rite of passage. It's a pattern that adults can interrupt. if they know what they're looking at.

The Baby-Sitters Club is 40 years old, has a Netflix show, and just got a graphic novel reboot that's outselling the originals. Here's which version your kid sh

Board book, picture book, early reader, chapter book, middle grade, YA. what's the difference, and when does your kid move from one to the next?

Jealousy isn't a character flaw. It's a feeling that needs a name. These books give it one.

The kid who erases until there's a hole in the paper. The kid who won't try if they can't do it right. These books are for them.

You have $200 and an empty bookshelf. Here's how to stock it with books that actually get read.

Empathy isn't a lesson you teach. It's a muscle kids build by seeing through someone else's eyes. These books are the workout.

You've bought the tiny toilet. Now you need the tiny books. These are the ones that work.

Your kid read all 18 Wimpy Kid books and needs more. Here's what works. and what each one does differently.

Gratitude isn't saying thank you when prompted. It's noticing what's already good. These books teach the noticing.

Loneliness is loud inside a kid's head, even when they're quiet about it. These books hear it.