Is your family taking a road trip this summer? Mine is—and we're planning to listen to an audiobook or two on our seven-hour drive. It can be tough to find an audiobook everyone agrees on. These family stories offer different viewpoints and characters that will entertain your whole group. There's something for everyone in The…
Meet Chicago Children’s Author Laura Ruby
If you've never read a book by Laura Ruby, you're in for a treat. You'll be pulled into the book immediately by her rich descriptions of sights, sounds and even smells. She pulls you into a world that is just like ours, with a twist. What if you had a special ability or the world was just a little bit different?
Armchair Time Travel for Kids
Will people ever be able to time travel? I don't know, but I hope so. Until then, I'm going to experience as much time travel as I can while sitting in my favorite reading chair. Experiment with the idea of jumping backwards in time and experiencing history firsthand. Or maybe you'll read about jumping forwards…
Hanukkah Through the Ages: Books for Kids
Jewish families have celebrated Hanukkah for thousands of years by lighting candles that celebrate miracles and the bravery of the Maccabees as they recaptured the Temple of Jerusalem. As a child, one of my favorite parts of the holiday was to light my special menorah—made out of fabric and Velcro so the candles "burned" all day and night…
School Days
School. We've all been there. If you live in Chicago, your school year is 180 days long. That's a lot of days! But if you do the math, that's only 49.3% of the days in the year. But don't worry—you can use your time outside of school to read some great stories about school. Here's…
Twisted Fairy Tales
Once upon a time, there was a story about a princess. Does this story sound familiar to you? It's the beginning of a familiar fairy tale, one you've been told over and over again since you were little. But this time, there is something just a little bit different. Add a new twist and suddenly everything…
STEAM Power Every Day
Look around—can you find the science, technology, engineering, art and math around you? You're reading this on a screen that is powered by electricity. Everything you touch is made up of atoms, which are the building blocks of matter. If the sun is shining today, it's warming us up even though it's actually 92,955,807 miles away from planet Earth! At…
Here Be Dragons!
Many years ago, when humans had not explored an area of the world, they would write “here be dragons” as a warning on their maps. "Here be dragons" meant that you were venturing into uncharted territory. They may not have found dragons, but many found adventure! Find your own dragons in stories featuring creatures big and small…
Hour of Code for Kids & Teens
Do you have one hour? Great! Help us celebrate Computer Science Education Week, December 7 -13, 2015, by trying an hour of code at one of our many fun coding programs for kids and teens, and while you're at it, use these books to get you coding for an hour... or more! Get a better…
Puzzles for Breakfast, Games for Dessert
In my house, it's always game and puzzle week—word puzzles are fun to do at the breakfast table and dinner is almost always followed by a board game. National Game & Puzzle Week is an excellent time to get everyone in on the fun of puzzling their way through the day, even the youngest members…
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