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Books About Emotions for Preschoolers: 10 That Help
Ten books about emotions for preschoolers aged 3 to 5, grouped by the feeling they handle, plus what research says about how stories build emotional skills.
Oct 1, 202614 min read
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Dialogic Reading: How to Talk About a Story With Your Child
Dialogic reading turns a read-aloud into a conversation. The PEER moves, the five CROWD prompts with example questions by age, and what the research shows.
Sep 30, 202612 min read
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Why Toddlers Want the Same Book Over and Over
Why toddlers want the same book over and over, what the research says repeated reading does for vocabulary, and how to make the fiftieth read-aloud count.
Sep 29, 202612 min read
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Books Like Pete the Cat — Split by Whether You Wanted the Song or the Shrug
Thirteen picture books for a child who loves Pete the Cat, sorted by the half they love: the chant that changes one word a page, or the cat nothing can rattle.
Sep 28, 202612 min read
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Books Like The Giving Tree — Sorted by What You Actually Wanted From It
Eleven picture books for readers of The Giving Tree, grouped by what you wanted: the unconditional love, the ache of growing up, or giving that goes both ways.
Sep 24, 202612 min read
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Books Like Elephant & Piggie, Ordered by How Much Harder They Are
Eight beginning readers for the child who has finished all 25 Elephant & Piggie books, sorted from the same difficulty up to a first real chapter book.
Sep 14, 20269 min read
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Children's Christmas Books: 10 That Last Past One December
Ten children's Christmas books chosen for how they are really used — read hard for four weeks, boxed for eleven months — and the age each one lands at.
Sep 1, 202612 min read
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Read-Aloud Books for Kindergarten: 10 That Hold a Room
Ten read-aloud books for kindergarten, chosen by the job each does in a room of five-year-olds, plus the one research-backed habit that beats a new book a week.
Aug 30, 20268 min read
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Potty Training Books: Which One You Actually Need
Potty training books come in two kinds — a method book for you and a story book for your child. Which one to buy first, and the five worth reading aloud.
Aug 28, 20268 min read
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Books Like The Rainbow Fish — 9 That Get Sharing Right
Nine books to read after The Rainbow Fish, grouped by what your child took from it — and an honest look at why its lesson about sharing divides parents.
Aug 27, 20269 min read
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Books Like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom — 9 Next Reads
Nine books to read after Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, grouped by what your child does while you read — keeping the beat, hunting letters, or waiting for the crash.
Aug 25, 20269 min read
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Books About Becoming a Big Brother: 15 Picks by Age
Fifteen books about becoming a big brother, sorted by age and by the moment each is for — before the baby, the day itself, and the hard weeks after.
Aug 21, 202613 min read

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Guides· 25 articles

Books About Emotions for Preschoolers: 10 That Help

Dialogic Reading: How to Talk About a Story With Your Child

Why Toddlers Want the Same Book Over and Over

Books Like Pete the Cat — Split by Whether You Wanted the Song or the Shrug

Books Like The Giving Tree — Sorted by What You Actually Wanted From It

Books Like Elephant & Piggie, Ordered by How Much Harder They Are

Children's Christmas Books: 10 That Last Past One December

Read-Aloud Books for Kindergarten: 10 That Hold a Room

Potty Training Books: Which One You Actually Need

Books Like The Rainbow Fish — 9 That Get Sharing Right

Books Like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom — 9 Next Reads

Books About Becoming a Big Brother: 15 Picks by Age

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