Babies & Toddlers

World Cup Story Time: 11 Picture Books Full of Soccer Stars, Global Stories & Life Lessons

Draw kids into story time with soccer and World Cup picture books full of game-day excitement, inspiration, determination,

Building on Bedtime Stories: 3 Easy Habits to Shift Your Child from Listening to Literacy

Build your child’s brain and literacy by adding 60 seconds of print awareness and sound learning to your daily story routine.

Fun May Read Alouds and Story Time Activities for Families

3 Tips for Reading to Your Newborn (and Yes, You Should Read from Day One)

You can and should read to your newborn—for a few minutes at a time. Here’s how to make baby story time a success and build

The Parenting Superpower that Helps Your Child Succeed in Reading & Life

Explore the mindset that can transform the different seasons of raising a child—so you can help your child succeed and

Fun April Read Alouds and Story Time Activities for Families

A Pediatric Literacy Screening Tool Is Making Rounds—What Parents Need to Know

A hospital screens three-year-olds for literacy. But media coverage misses key information: the specifics that can help parents

Ask Maya: Can I Help My Child Read If I’m Not Comfortable Reading?

Not comfortable reading aloud? Learn how storytelling, conversation, and the TALK Method build your child’s vocabulary,

What Is Reading? The Simple View That Makes it Easy for Parents to Teach Literacy

Choosing a preschool or childcare for your child? Use this guide from national literacy thought leader Maya Payne Smart to make

Fun March Read Alouds and Story Time Activities for Families

Discover March activities & picture books for Women's History Month, Ramadan, St. Patrick's Day and