Keep your soon-to-be or leaving 1st (first) graders, ages 6 and 7, practicing their growing reading skills with the best 1st grade books for summer reading. I’ve curated a list of 1st grade books for ...

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 ...

The little turtle can see the grass. The little turtle can see the trees. The little turtle can see the flowers. These are the opening lines to one popular reading program’s leveled books: short, ...

Many parents know Mo Willems as a picture-book genius who creates books like "Knuffle Bunny" and "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus." But Willems also has become a star in the world of beginning ...

Grown-ups often forget that learning to read can be an arduous and tedious process. Fortunately, today's young readers-to-be now can choose from a wide array of interesting and often humorous books ...

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 ...