getty images: A QUIRKY kids biography series has brought civil rights campaigner Maya Angelou back to life with the aim to teach children that no matter what, they can achieve what you want to in life. The latest titles in the groundbreaking new series, Little People, Big Dreams, focus on singer, actress, civil rights campaigner […]

Observed each year on August 9, (and sometimes on the first Saturday in November) bibliophiles get to celebrate on National Book Lovers Day! A day for all those who love to read, National Book Lovers Day encourages you to find your favorite reading place, a good book (whether it be fiction or non-fiction) and read the […]

Article By Kristin Brown Does your faith in God touch every aspect of your life? Does it give deeper meaning to your vocation? Many of us operate daily with a gospel that only answers questions about our sin and salvation. While that is true, it’s not the whole picture. In order to understand how our […]

This summer, in addition to the obvious 2016 warm-weather pastime of drinking watermelon water while listening to “Lemonade,” we’re looking forward to reading new books! Because, although we are big proponents of couch lounging, reading in the grass while using a book to shield your eyes from the sun has its particular joys. Thankfully, there’re […]

7th Grade Middle School Chronicles: Oh Essynce, If Only You Could See the Future… is the latest book written by teen author, Essynce Moore. Released on March 16, she is already preparing for a book tour to travel to different states and re-introduce children to the fundamentals and importance of reading. Books will be signed […]

National Read Across America Day is an annual event that is part of Read Across America, an initiative on reading that was created by the National Education Association. Each year, National Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss.  However, if it falls on a weekend, it is observed in […]

Epic sagas, magical tales, historical novels, and multi-generational stories of love, loss, and family abound in this spring’s crop of prose and poetry by Black women writers. Usher in the season of rebirth, renewal, and reawakening with these great reads! Solemn by Kalisha Buckhanon Solemn Redvine dreams of stardom as her real life comes undone: […]

  Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. Friends who know my book-besotted line of work sometimes ask…

A Barber took part in Dubuque's Back to School Bash in Comiskey Park on Saturday to give free haircuts to children who read books to him

A lot of stories are told in the barbershop. Some true and some just unbelievably false. Imagine being able to pay for your haircut or…

Kids and teens aren’t shy about their favorite things, especially when it comes to the books they love. In the run-up to the 2015 Children’s…

But we have to pick ONE pet And pick it out soon. You know mother told us To get back by noon! If that cadence…