Rachel Mulligan

As reading instruction swings toward phonics, librarians need to stay in the game with decodables. These suggestions, plus a sampling of publishers' offerings, will help.

Suggestions for curation, displays, word study activities, and more. 

Impeccable art and lyrical and child-friendly text set these 27 titles apart from everything else we read this year.

These 21 board books enchant young audiences with lively colors and fascinating themes as they demonstrate love, fun, care, family, and change.

After the flat screens and glitchy technology of the last several months, in-person story times are back, with all the dynamism of live theater. We've got the read-alouds; storytellers, get ready for your close-up!