17 Dr. Seuss & Cat in the Hat Games {free printables!}

Enjoy these creative Dr. Seuss & Cat in the Hat games with your kids and inspire a love of reading! There's nothing like a game to encourage a child to pick up a book!  And some of the best books that lend themselves to being tur...

12 Multicultural STEM Books for Kids

Enjoy these multicultural STEM picture books that are perfect for preschool and elementary girls & boys who love to tinker, create, invent and engineer! You know us, we LOVE sharing great books for kids! And since we also love sharing...

Dr. Seuss Activities: Wacky Wednesday Ideas, Zoo Game & Idioms

Enjoy these Dr. Seuss games & activities: Wacky Wednesday ideas, "If I Ran the Zoo" Printable Game and learning about idioms. We've shared some fun facts and activities about Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day which is coming up in...

14 Wonderful Winter Books for Kids, Tweens & Teens

Cuddle up & enjoy these 14 AMAZING Winter picture books and chapter books for kids, tweens and teens! We knew it would arrive at some point - colder temps are upon us.  In our house, cold weather is synonymous with curling up with...

Christmas Around the World: Italy

I'm so excited to be part of the "Christmas Around the World" series this holiday!  I so enjoy hands-on activities that feature cultural traditions and geography like the Around the World in 30 Books activity.  And during the hol...

16 Classic Kids Books for Fall & Halloween

Browse these favorite classic Fall and Halloween books for kids - vintage stories that you'll remember reading as a child! I love sharing classic books with my kids, especially ones that I enjoyed as a child and Fall books are my favorites...

Kids Books & Activities about Bats and the Moon

Use these wonderful books and activities about bats & the moon to explore nocturnal life near you! We love nighttime adventures!  It's like a whole new world when the moon shows up and nocturnal creatures start their evening esca...

10 New Kids Books about Autumn

Enjoy these gorgeous new books about Fall & Autumn for kids! I love creating book lists and I think that some of my favorite are our Kids Books about the Fall & Autumn season! There's just something about the gorgeous colors, seas...

12 Perfect Pumpkin Books for Kids

A dozen pumpkin books for kids that are perfect for Fall storytime and Autumn activities! Every Fall, we love to look at beautiful leaves, enjoy the cool weather and read books about PUMPKINS! The pumpkin patches in our area open this wee...

12 Apple Books & Activities for Kids

Favorite apple books and activities for kids: apple picking, cider mills and fun STEM ideas! Fall isn't just leaf season - it's also apple season!  Trees are blooming with ripe apples, ready for the picking.  Mills are pressing ...

10 Best Beach Books for Kids

Wonderful kids books about the beach and lake that are perfect for that summer reading list! There are SO many things to do at the beach!  Have you tried any of these Science at the Beach activities? But a day on the sand or at the ...

10 Favorite Children's Books about Summer

Enjoy these favorite children's books about summer that inspire laid-back summer days & favorite summertime activities! Summer is the time to kick back and enjoy those long, don't-need-a-schedule type of days.  Grab a stack of cl...

50+ Read Aloud Books Online (FREE!)

Find more than 50+ FREE read aloud books online and stories read aloud for kids of all ages at these amazing websites - perfect for reading on the go! No matter what their age, kids LOVE to listen to stories - some of those most requeted a...

17 FREE Summer Reading Programs & Book Logs for Kids & Teens {with printables}

FREE Summer reading programs and book logs for kids & teens -- earn free books & more!! As parents, we know that connecting kids with books throughout the summer is SUCH a good thing.  Summer reading helps them to keep their ...

Celebrate Chinese New Year: Exploring Chinese Culture

Celebrate Chinese New Year and explore Chinese culture with these wonderful books and activiites! Wouldn't it be wonderful to travel the world?  To be able to visit beautiful places and experience new cultures would be amazing! But ...