Esther Yi shows ciLiving contributing host, Tommy Bickham picture books that are fun to read for kids from Urbana Free ...

Keep your kids reading all summer long with these fun kids summer reading programs for 2025. Here is how they can earn cash, free books, prizes and more! Looking for fun things for your kids to do ...

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...

Naperville Public Library’s 30-Day Winter Reading Challenge for children and teens runs from Dec. 15 to Jan. 31 and offers prizes.

Jeana Wallace never enjoyed reading as a child. The books she read in school didn’t interest her and “constant deadlines made ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Now that school’s out it’s time to relax and have fun, but don’t forget to keep reading. One Worthington pediatrician said how kids spend this time out of school could affect ...

Children who start to read for fun early in life get better test scores by the time they reach adolescence, according to a new study. Reading for pleasure by the age of nine is also linked to better ...

Our Kids Read has donated over 50,000 books to elementary school students and raised $250,000 to fund literacy initiatives nationwide. Jahmal Lake is the founder of the Black-led nonprofit Our Kids ...

When was the last time you read a book — for fun? When was the last time your child or grandchild did? In a world dominated by screens of all sizes, reading for pleasure — particularly a traditional ...

A quarter-century ago, David Saylor shepherded the epic Harry Potter fantasy series onto U.S. bookshelves. As creative director of children’s publisher Scholastic, he helped design and execute the ...

Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading. The ...

‘I don’t think we can divorce the role of technology influencing gen Z parents and their kids with the decline in reading out loud,’ said former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell.Photograph: ...