Humor may be the most important ingredient of a book for a beginning reader, as laughter can go a long way toward leavening the challenging process of learning to read. Here’s a look at five beginning ...

The little turtle can see the grass. The little turtle can see the trees. The little turtle can see the flowers. These are the opening lines to one popular reading program’s leveled books: short, ...

Melissa Taylor is a former teacher and literacy trainer as well as a mother of two, blogger, and children’s book expert. She created and writes the popular blog Imagination Soup. She is also a ...

Keep your soon-to-be or leaving 1st (first) graders, ages 6 and 7, practicing their growing reading skills with the best 1st grade books for summer reading. I’ve curated a list of 1st grade books for ...