Stay Home With Candlewick Press

Candlewick Press has created a free downloadable book to help kids learn all about coronavirus! Follow the link to find the free book and many activities from your favorite characters like Maisy, Judy Moody, Waldo, and many more!   This informative and accessible guide for young readers defines the coronavirus, explains why everyday routines have

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Reading Through It Together: Educational Resources & Activities to Use While the Kids Are at Home by the Brightly Editors

Photo credit: Geber86/Getty Images   Brightly has put together educational resources and engaging activities so there’s always something to keep your kids occupied. Whether you’re looking to keep them focused on learning, just need some peace and quiet, or a little of both, we’re here for you. And together, we’ll get through this. Follow Brightly

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Penguin Kids Story Time Live (updated for week of 4/6/20)

Every morning on Instagram at 11am ET (and 11:15 am on Facebook) Penguin Kids is hosting a LIVE picture book read aloud for their followers and prompting them with an at-home daily challenge to complete. Follow penguinkids here!! After Story Time Stories: Right after Story Time at 11:30 am, they’re sharing printable activities for parents.

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Penguin Random House Open License Online Story Time and Classroom Read-Aloud Videos and Live Events

In order to encourage reading and classroom read-aloud experiences, and to support schools and public libraries forced to close by the escalating COVID-19 outbreak, Penguin Random House is permitting teachers, librarians and booksellers to create and share story time and read-aloud videos and live events, according to the following guidelines: For Teachers and Educators providing distance

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Welcome Hearst Home!

Hearst Magazines has recently launched Hearst Home, a new illustrated lifestyle book imprint inspired by the media company’s portfolio of brands, along with Hearst Home Kids, which will publish children’s books. The new imprints, led by Hearst Books Vice President and Publisher Jacqueline Deval, will include cookbooks, diet, nutrition, health & wellness, decorating, pop culture

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ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY HANUKKAH

A note from the author, Emily Jenkins, of All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah…   For this new picture book about Sydney Taylor’s beloved characters, I was honored to work again  with my long-time collaborator, Caldecott and Carle-winning  illustrator Paul  O. Zelinsky. He is amazing and did  huge amounts of historical research so that the book really takes

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