Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: August

August’s upcoming titles make us imagine we can almost feel the first crisp breeze of fall. Get into the seasonal spirit with cozy coloring in The Pumpkin Spice Latte Coloring Book, or embrace the spooky side of autumn with books like Your Favorite Scary Movie and Rocky Horror Show: The Official Coloring Book! Whip up

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Summer Travel Just Got a Lot More Fun (With a Lot Less Screen-Time)

Long drives. Flight delays. Waiting at the gate. Summer travel is full of magical memories—and lots of downtime, too. Parents are always looking for ways to keep kids entertained without handing over a screen. That’s where Highlights comes in! From travel-sized sticker books to laugh-out-loud joke collections, Highlights books offer fun, independent activities that kids

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Stock Up on Back to School Essentials

Back to school season is right around the corner! Start the school year off right with board and picture books to help young students beat the first-day jitters, activity books and gifts to add something special to their backpack, and bestselling graphic novels to continue building a lifelong love of reading! For older students heading

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Where Do You Poop?: A Potty Training Book Toddlers Will Sit For!

By Kerry McManus Potty training is a necessary – yet oftentimes frustrating – fact of parenthood. So why not ease the stress and make the experience fun for little ones? Where Do You Poop? by Agnese Baruzzi is a board book that toddlers will finally sit for! Filled with delightful detail and charming illustrations, this

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Beachy Books & Ocean Adventures: Splashy Reads for Kids

by Jaliza Burwell for Charlesbridge Summer means trips! And a perfect kid-friendly outing is a Seaside Stroll along the beach where children will learn all about words that start with S in a gentle, rhythmic poem. When they find an interesting shell, they’ll need Seashells: More Than a Home to help them identify their discovery

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: July

Halloween came early this year! Our upcoming titles in July embody the trending Summerween vibe. Piece together a haunting scene based on classic gothic tales with The World of Edgar Allan Poe: A Conversation Puzzle, or pick up the creepy-cute Squid Game Official Journal for fun, frightening merch based on one of Netflix’s biggest series.

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Ghoulish Gifts for a Sunny, Scary Summerween

Why wait until October to celebrate all things spooky? With the growing Summerween trend, Halloween fans can indulge in their favorite holiday in the the middle of the year with jack-o’-melon carving, sparkling pumpkin punch, and slasher movie marathons! First introduced by the hit Disney show, Gravity Falls, where the local townspeople celebrate Summerween on

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: June

June’s upcoming titles are full of can’t-miss pop culture moments! Relive Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour with refreshing, creative cocktails inspired by her greatest hits with The Eras Pour, then revisit the women that made the 2000s pop’s shiniest decade in Hit Girls. And kids can bring the movies home with Stitch titles like Birthday

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