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Books About Friendship for Kids, Sorted by the Friendship Problem
Books about friendship for kids aged 3 to 8, sorted by the problem they solve — making a first friend, a falling-out, keeping a friend, or a friend moving away.
Oct 9, 20269 min read
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Books About Becoming a Big Sister, Sorted by How She Feels
Books about becoming a big sister for toddlers to age eight, sorted by what she is feeling — excited, left out, looking for a job, or years later — with ages and formats.
Oct 8, 20269 min read
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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, 202615 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
Gifts
Thanksgiving Books for Preschoolers: Being Thankful, and the Books That Aren't About That
Thanksgiving books for preschoolers, split by what they are really about — gratitude, turkeys or history — with years, formats and how each reads aloud.
Sep 20, 202611 min read
Storycraft
Personalized Book About Imagination: A Mermaid's Lost Song
A personalized book about imagination: a mermaid who lost her song, a crab in a teacup, and your child as the one who sings the moon up. Read it free here.
Aug 31, 20266 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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Personalized Picture Book With Your Child Painted In
What a personalized picture book is, what makes one worth keeping, and how to get one with your child painted in. Read a whole one from our shop, free.
Aug 17, 20267 min read
Comparisons
Lost My Name Personalized Book — What It Is, and What Came After
The Lost My Name book is "The Little Boy Who Lost His Name", from the company now called Wonderbly. What it is, what became of it, and a photo-painted next book
Aug 17, 202610 min read

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Books About Friendship for Kids, Sorted by the Friendship Problem

Books About Becoming a Big Sister, Sorted by How She Feels

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

Thanksgiving Books for Preschoolers: Being Thankful, and the Books That Aren't About That

Personalized Book About Imagination: A Mermaid's Lost Song

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

Potty Training Books: Which One You Actually Need

Personalized Picture Book With Your Child Painted In

Lost My Name Personalized Book — What It Is, and What Came After

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