Reading fiction with your child builds connections and relationships, and increases empathy and understanding.

Hi, I’m Sylvie Shaffer, a children’s literature specialist living in Takoma Park, Md. Over the 15 years I spent working as a ...

Every little Black girl deserves to know how amazing she truly is. In every beautiful brown hue, the magic each little girls possess is beyond measure when they are encouraged, loved, and heralded as ...

America’s schools are facing a crisis in reading achievement. The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 31 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th ...

The benefits of reading with young children, including babies, are well documented. Some of the benefits include enhanced language and literacy, which is critical to future educational attainment.