This has been a tough year for our little ones, with so much change and disruption to their lives. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a great reminder to start talking to our children about the state of their mental health (especially the little ones who are learning to manage feelings and situations out of their control). As a society, we are learning to normalize speaking about our own mental health and seek support from friends, family, and professionals. Below is a list of children and YA books about anxiety, depression, OCD, grief, ADHD, and managing emotions to help us begin these critical conversations with our little ones.

We hope that on this day, you celebrate our Mother Earth in an environmentally friendly way. Whether it’s a walk at a local park or beach, planting flowers, going for a neighborhood clean-up, or simply enjoying a great read, take this time to talk to your children about the importance of taking care of our Earth.

This week is National Library Week! While visits to the library are still limited in most communities, most libraries have adapted in ways to allow for families to continue checking out books. What better way to continue to foster a love for books and libraries (or for our really little ones, introduce them to the idea of a library) than through a story? Check out these books with stories that highlight the beauty of libraries, librarians, and community coming together through stories!

While there is still so much to learn about neurodiversity and ASD, we have made strides on being more inclusive in sharing stories that are representative of individuals on the spectrum in literature, film, tv, and more. There is still much we can work on, but together we can aim for inclusivity and acceptance.

With these books, we honor a great man and a revolutionary of our time, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. May his visionary leadership and legacy continue to inspire change in our country that needs healing and transformation. Literacy is a tool for liberation and through reading, writing, listening, and speaking we can nurture, inspire, and motivate the youth of today and leaders of tomorrow.

This is American History and should be represented as such. Music, Dance, Science, Technology, Art, Literature, Cooking, Culture, and every single facet of who we are as a nation can be attributed to a powerful Black person.

Check these titles out and talk with your kiddos about what’s expected of the incoming president and how they can be the leaders they want to see in the world 🌎

Check out these titles that allow for entry points into conversations around media literacy, as well as a few titles that highlight the importance of disconnecting!

We've rounded up some of our favorite Holiday book titles for you to cozy up with and share a read-aloud as a family.

This election is one of the most important-if not, the most important- election of our lifetime. But we don’t know what’s in store for our children in future elections.