My 8-year-old was really into bedtime stories when they were younger but lately getting them to read on their own even for 15 minutes a day it has become a daily struggle. We tried using a reward chart on the fridge but they lost interest pretty quickly. Between schoolwork, screens and everything else competing for their attention, what are other parents doing to build genuine reading habits at home without making books feel like another assignment?

i have alot of trouble reading and the picture books like the thomas tank engine 5 minute story book had alot of words and was very hard for me and too complex and so was the dr seuss books but i like the preschool and kindergarten books they are easyer for me too understand and follow along and i have a happy time reading them all!!💜💜🐶

i have high needs autism learning and cognitive disabilitys low iq brain injurys

the first picture is what we are gonna read this morning so far

the second and third is what we red yesterday

picture 4 is the thomas book i had alota hard time trying too read and understand it so we skipped too the paw patrol book which was a lil easyer but still hard

an picture 11 is a picture of mine best buddy frederick he says hi!!! he look very smart in that picture too cus he is!!🐶💜🐶💜🐶🥰

Looking for book recommendations for my one year old. Your favorite sensory, touch and feel, sound or otherwise engaging books to keep his attention and bonus if there is an actual story that can grow with him.

Most of our books right now were free from the library which is great and super helpful for a family on a budget but looking for something he might enjoy a little more right now.

Thanks all!!

Yellooo everybody!! Just for a lil context behind this post, I teach phonics + early reading at an after school learning center, and lately I've been trying to build a collection of seasonal books to read aloud with my students whenever the timing fits!! (I think it's fun + cute, and some of my fav childhood elementary memories revolve around holiday or seasonal celebrations at the school🙌)

Now that we're getting back into the new school year, I really want to grow and improve my collection of seasonal/holiday books~ this way, I can easily pull from a shelf throughout the year instead of having to scramble to find something good last minute every time a holiday rolls around 😬 hahahaa

That's why I'm curious and wanting to know what books y'all would recommend!! I'm really hoping for some books that are actually FUN to read aloud with younger kids too, rather than any boring ol book that just so happens to be about a particular holiday or mention it in passing lol

I'd rly appreciate recommendations for basically ANYthing throughout the year: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Lunar New Year, St Patrick's Day, summer break, winter, back to school season, etc etc. 
I feel like there's practically an infinite amount of Halloween or Christmas related books lolol, sooo it would be cool to discover some more niche books for less obvious seasonal occasions and things like that ((: 

So, what are some seasonal//holiday children's books that you/your kids/your students absolutely LOVE reading??? I'd especially love to hear the ones that y'all think are genuinely fun, memorable, or maybe have even become a classroom/read-aloud favorite over the years!! 

looking for a book I read many years ago about siblings living with their grandmother the younger one is a 10 year old boy who loves trains but also gets into trouble all the time with the grandmother in part of the book the boy has a teacher who had to leave to take care of a sick mother in the country the boys older sister finds out were the teacher lives and takes her brother on a train trip to visit the teacher without letting their grandmother know at the teachers mothers house they do contact the grandmother by phone to let her know where they are there is a part where they have apple pie and ice cream

looking for a book I read many years ago about siblings living with their grandmother the younger one is a 10 year old boy who loves trains but also gets into trouble all the time with the grandmother in part of the book the boy has a teacher who had to leave to take care of a sick mother in the country the boys older sister finds out were the teacher lives and takes her brother on a train trip to visit the teacher without letting their grandmother know at the teachers mothers house they do contact the grandmother by phone to let her know where they are there is a part where they have apple pie and ice cream

Does anyone know what types of books actually grab a lot of attention versus the ones that flop?

I am looking for a really specific page from a book and I think it was a "Where is Waldo"s book. I searched for it all over the Internet and was hoping someone could help me find it or give me clues. On the page I remember was a big factory. I think it was in space and like the art in most of the Waldo books it had many floors and things happening. Now the most distinguishable thing was probably that it was about sweaters being made from sheeps wool. And it showed the whole process from the sheep to the sweater being worn. Please help me thanks.

I'm looking for recommendations for my son. We need small format books with good black and white illustrations.

So far he's loved the small Winnie the Witch books and the first two Minecraft series books (Woodsword chronicles and StoneSword Saga). He loves all the marvel heroes, especially Spiderman. He loves Harry Potter. How to Train your dragon is big at the moment too.

I'm not opposed to fan fiction, so long as it's good. Fun stories and artwork are key.

Thank you!

I am so excited!! My book Arvo made the long list for The Broken Binding Prize in the Children’s competition!

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