Easy readers, Beginning Reader books, I Can Read books: These are all ways to describe the first books that our youngest patrons can read on their own (or with some help). When you have a patron at ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Easy Readers in the series about Otto the robot, like See Pip Point by David Milgrim are very popular. Also popular are the Elephant & Piggie books like There is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willlems. ...

"Nothing is more important in helping children become readers than reading books aloud with them." (Helping Your Child Become A Reader, U.S. Department of Education, January 2000) When a caregiver ...