Preschool

Affirming Hair-Love Picture Books to Foster Acceptance & Self-Love

Celebrate your child's & their friends’ unique hair or hairstyles (or lack thereof) with hair love picture books that foster

A Crisis Is Brewing: Learning Gaps and How to Avert Them

Parenting author Maya Payne Smart explains the overlooked phonological awareness skills kids need to become thriving

Fun December Read Alouds and Story Time Activities for Families

Discover some awesome new reads to share with your child this month with our recommendations of picture books to read in October

16 Favorite Picture Books for Fall Holidays from Around the World

It’s fall, y’all! Time for the weather and the apples to get crisp, the pumpkins to plump, and the holiday season to get

5 Tips for Parents from Reading for Our Lives by Maya Payne Smart

Empower your child’s literacy journey with these five actionable tips from Reading for Our Lives by Maya Payne Smart. Discover

Want to give the gift of reading? Try Iceland’s Jolabokaflod, A ‘Christmas Book Flood’

This Cute Holiday Lights Craft Teaches Kids to Read Tricky Words

13 Fantastic Winter Holiday Books by Black Authors

These 6 Easy Crafts Support Literacy and Make Great Stocking Stuffers

I Made These New-Mom Mistakes. Then I Wrote a Book So You Won’t Have To.

Parenting author Maya Payne Smart shares her inspiring journey to becoming a literacy advocate and what new parents can learn