Kindergartners who are 5- and 6-year-old beginning readers need to read nonfiction books as well as fiction books. They’ll practice different comprehension skills & learn how to read for information.

Fry bread is shape (“flat like a pancake/round like a ball”); fry bread is sound (“the bubbles sizzle and pop”); fry bread is color (“deep like coffee, sienna or earth”). In Maillard’s generous and ...

Anxiety, making new friends, learning to share: These nine titles will prepare young readers for whatever their first day of school may have in store. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s ...

The first day of kindergarten is a big milestone for kids and their grown-ups alike. It’s a time full of excitement, curiosity and plenty of butterflies in the stomach. One of the best ways to help ...

Growing up, my mom and dad read me a picture book the night before I started each new school year. When bedtime came, I would curl up in bed next to my parents—and my dog—and listen intently as they ...

Kitchener, Ontario - October 15, 2025 - Independent publisher Brown Paper Fox is proud to announce that its beloved picture ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - In a kindergarten classroom at Riverside Elementary in Sioux City, students are practicing sight words, but learning to read starts long before kindergarten. “Research says that ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest books in the Picture-Perfect Science series help young students learn to read while they read to learn about science, technology, engineering, and ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Main Abilene Library has a nationally recognized initiative, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, to help promote learning in children before they reach kindergarten. The mother of ...

WILLIAMSTON, NC (WNCT) — Kindergarten students at Martin County Schools on Tuesday were each given an “I Like Me” book that was personalized to them. Their names, teacher’s names, grade, friends, ...