There is something extraordinarily magical when a child first learns to read. The important thing to keep in mind to encourage young kids is to make certain the books are not too difficult. If a child ...

Kindergartners who are 5- and 6-year-old beginning readers need to read nonfiction books as well as fiction books. They’ll practice different comprehension skills & learn how to read for information.

These back-to-school reads will help children tackle first-day nerves, new teachers, letters, numbers and more. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book author and illustrator, and the ...

A shelf full of children’s books at the O’Fallon Public Library. Lynn Venhaus It’s Children’s Book Week, a twice-annual celebration of children’s books and the joy of reading, according to the website ...

Melissa Taylor is a former teacher and literacy trainer as well as a mother of two, blogger, and children’s book expert. She created and writes the popular blog Imagination Soup. She is also a ...

A typical scene I see in the Children’s Room at the Montrose Regional Library is a reader going to our graphic novel section, ...