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Whether you’re starting a book club for your grade schooler, looking for bedtime stories that you can enjoy, too, or are just in need of a little cheap escapism, there are few sweeter thrills than revisiting your favorite books from childhood. To help get you started on your way-back reading list, we asked some of […]
Everyone has experienced the nervousness of being the new kid at some point in their lives, and for children who have moved and are starting a new school, the anxiety can feel all-encompassing. Making new friends, finding their classrooms, meeting their teachers, the possibility of eating lunch alone? It’s enough to bring on a panic […]
Junie B. Jones has attitude with a capital A—much like the capital B in her name, which stands for Beatrice. “But I don’t like Beatrice,” she tells readers. “I just like B and that’s all.” And this sassy gal positively insists people call her Junie B. and not just plain old Junie. Even as a […]
If you were a child of the 80s, you have a lot to be thankful for. Awkward photos of slouch socks and perms; Z. Cavariccis and tie-dye; the leftover cassette tapes of Janet Jackson and Tiffany. And if you were a bookworm in the 80s, you likely wandered past school library shelves or the aisles […]