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 ...

As sales of middle grade graphic novels continue to grow, publishers are bringing the format to a younger audience, with a new wave of graphic novels for early readers, ages four to eight. Within the ...

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.

Easy readers, Beginning Reader books, I Can Read books: These are all ways to describe the first books that our youngest patrons can read on their own (or with some help). When you have a patron at ...

The Great Bunk Bed Battle by Tina Kügler, Fox Tails series (Scholastic). “Sharing a bunk bed, fox kit siblings Fritz and Franny think their side of the bunk is best and squabble about who is right in ...

WATERLOO — The kindergartners are listening intently to a story where a curious kitten leaps onto the kitchen countertop. The furry feline has caught the attention of these Kingsley Elementary School ...

A new early reader book series called the "Tripp Wheeler Adventures," shows kids the day in the life of a truck driver. On Oct. 4, all around the country factories opened their doors to busloads full ...

Once children start reading independently, the right short books will help them practice reading while keeping them entertained. By Maria Russo I have three kids, so I can talk for hours about the ...