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Grasshopper Girl by Teresa R. Peterson & Jordan Rodgers

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Grasshopper Girl by Teresa R. Peterson & Jordan Rodgers

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It Feels Good to be Yourself by Theresa Thorn & Noah Grigni

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It Feels Good to be Yourself by Theresa Thorn & Noah Grigni

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on gender identity

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We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom & Michaela Goade

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We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom & Michaela Goade

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on Indigenous identity and culture

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Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor & Rafael Lopez

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Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor & Rafael Lopez

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starting conversations on diversity

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Dear Girl, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Paris Rosenthal & Holly Hatam

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Dear Girl, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Paris Rosenthal & Holly Hatam

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How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Frank & Sara Palacios

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How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Frank & Sara Palacios

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HOME by Tonya Lippert & Andrea Stegmaier

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HOME by Tonya Lippert & Andrea Stegmaier

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How to Apologize by David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka

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How to Apologize by David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka

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LGBTQ+

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LGBTQ+

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Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez & Jamie Kim

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Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez & Jamie Kim

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If You're A Kid Like Gavin by Gavin Grimm, Kyle Lukoff, & J Yang

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If You're A Kid Like Gavin by Gavin Grimm, Kyle Lukoff, & J Yang

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LGBTQ+

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The ABCs of Queer History by Dr. Seema Yasmin & Lucy Kirk

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The ABCs of Queer History by Dr. Seema Yasmin & Lucy Kirk

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LGBTQ+

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The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali, & Hatem Aly

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The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali, & Hatem Aly

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on Hijab and Family

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The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman & Ros Asquith

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The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman & Ros Asquith

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How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside by Kari Percival

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How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside by Kari Percival

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Summer is a great time to explore, dig into things that fascinate, and learn something new — through books! Here you’ll find stories about aliens, ghosts, dragons, detectives, and adventurers. You can travel the world through food, experience nature through poetry, become an expert on facts about our world (including the world’s smallest creatures), and much more. We hope you’ll have fun exploring!

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Comfort comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s a fuzzy blanket. Sometimes it’s a cozy stuffed animal. Sometimes it’s sharing a story with someone special. Many young readers will see themselves in these recommended books for kids ages 0-9 that feature characters who’ve found that love is something you can carry around, give away, and sometimes lose and find again.

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Kindergarteners — they’re growing up, and so is their taste in books. They’re developing relationships with other children, acquiring empathy. Reading aloud to children lets them see how different characters in different situations behave toward others. It also helps children understand the way language works. They hear how sentences are put together, grasping the meaning of words either in context or when talking with the adult. Often these verbal exchanges extend beyond the book as children begin to relate what happens in books connects to their world. Children at this age can often listen to longer stories or hear chapters from longer books. See also: Great Read Alouds for Kids: Babies to Grade 3.

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First grade is when many children put it all together and begin to read independently. But reading aloud with first graders remains not only a pleasurable but an important activity. It encourages longer attention spans - children can focus on a page of images and words for longer periods, build their understanding of the connection between speech and print.

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The world is a big place and there’s no better to meet it than between the covers of a book shared between parents or caring adult and a child. Most children are emerging readers by now but are still building both receptive language (what they hear) as well as expressive language (what they say). They’re also expanding their interests and putting ideas together in new and different ways. Books – timeworn and new, fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose – shared aloud allows both adult and child to explore together. See also: Great Read Alouds for Kids: Babies to Grade 3.

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Often adults think just because children can read by themselves that reading aloud is no longer important. It is! What better way to tackle tough topics than by sharing a book and talking about it? Questions may include what a child thinks of a character's behavior or actions (what would you do if...?

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith

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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers

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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers

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7 Reasons Postmodern Picture Books are Awesome

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7 Reasons Postmodern Picture Books are Awesome

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7 Reasons Postmodern Picture Books are Awesome – Elizabeth Swaggerty

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As a literacy teacher educator and former third grade teacher, I get excited when I discover a really great book – like game show, come-on-down, hit-the-jackpot-excited. While I enjoy all kinds of children’s and young adult books, I most often find myself drawn to books others might describe as weird or odd. My quest for these unique books has led me to discover and fall in love with a genre that has come into its own in recent years – postmodern picture books.

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Postmodernism In Literature | SLAP HAPPY LARRY

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While children’s literature is considered less rigorous and interesting than literature for adults, this is not the case. Case in point: postmodern picture books, which require work on the part of the reader before they make full sense.