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Join the Bookelicious Summer Reading Challenge! Summer is the perfect time to read! Whether you’re reading with your friends and family, reading by the pool, or talking about your favorite books, Bookelicious wants you to share your love of reading all summer long. Our Summer Reading Challenge will… Read More

In celebration of National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month enjoy these inspiring stories about Yo-Yo Ma, Chloe Kim, Ellison Onizuka and more.  Read More

Lynsey Burkins, a teacher in Ohio, shares some favorite Informational Books that she has shared with her third graders. Read More

You may have heard about teen activist Greta Thunburg and her work to help stop climate change, but have you met Marley Dias, Mya-Rose Craig, Zanagee Artis, Autumn Peltier, Litokne Kabua or Rebecca Sabnam? Read about these amazing young activists, and learn how you, too, can make a difference! Read More

A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry often made up of 17 syllables spread across three lines. The first and third lines typically have five syllables, while the second line has seven syllables. Frequently, haiku poems are written about nature, or the seasons, but they don’t have to be. For more ideas, check out some of these fun poetry books that feature haikus! Read More

Stories about unicorns are amazing, but there’s more! Kitty-corns, nerdy-corns, bestie-corns and mermi-corns, alien unicorns, imposter unicorns, and even some unicorns who don’t seem, at first glance, very unicorny. Check out these fun books featuring exceptional, adorable characters learning to be true to their inner unicorns. Read More

Ms. Eudora Brown Almond believed that doctors, including her husband, Dr. Charles B. Almond, deserved to be recognized and celebrated for their hard work. In 1933, she began a tradition of saying “thank you” to doctors on March 30 with cards and red carnations – a celebration we continue today. Learn more about doctors, and help celebrate National Doctors’ Day, by reading some of these great stories about doctors, below. Read More

A butterfly begins life as a tiny egg. Within a week, the egg hatches into a caterpillar. The caterpillar eats leaves and flowers until it’s much, much bigger, and then develops a shell, called a chrysalis, that protects the caterpillar while it morphs into a butterfly. Chrysalises can often be found hanging under leaves or branches. After 10-15 days, a beautiful butterfly emerges! For more information about butterflies, check out our collection of nonfiction butterfly books, below. Read More

On January 20, 2021, Kamala D. Harris was sworn in as the first woman Vice President of the United States. Vice President Harris is also the first Black and South Asian American woman Vice President in American history. (And Doug Emhoff, her husband, is the first “Second Gentleman” in American history.) Celebrate Women’s History Month with these books about women who have been trailblazers in politics, science, sports and the arts. Read More

Animals appear in many fairy tales, and since magic is also a common fairy tale element, many of those animals can talk. Talking animals represent an interesting and entertaining blend of animal and human characteristics that enables the author to effectively communicate his story through metaphor. Imagine what the story of Little Red Riding Hood would be like without the wolf roaring, “The better to eat you with, my dear!” Read More