Maya Smart

3 Ways to Support Early Literacy Even If You Don’t Have Young Children

7 Favorite ABC Books to Teach the Alphabet

Maya Smart, author of Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six, recommends ABC books for preschoolers to

The Little Known History of Texas’ Underground Railroad

Celebrate The Amazing Zora Neale Hurston with This Great Picture Book

How to Talk to Kids About Race: Q&A with Kelli Mason of Ripple Reads

How to Maximize the Benefits of Reading Aloud to Your Kids

3 Bookish New Year’s Resolutions Worth Keeping

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. with These 13 Thought-Provoking Books

Discover thoughtful and engaging picture books to read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights

4 Memorable Quotes from Award-Winning Authors at the Texas Book Festival

4 Brilliant Ways Nursery Rhymes Prepare Kids to Read and Write

More and more students enter school with no knowledge of classic nursery rhymes, primary school teachers