Reading to someone, or being read to, is a beautiful, intimate act. It is a comforting balm against the world, a time to ...

Introduce your children to the wonder of the spring season with good spring read alouds. These favorite children’s picture books about spring give young kids important life skills and knowledge. After ...

Reading aloud is useful not just with kids, but many friends and romantic partners also like being read to. Even at work, if you read aloud well, it can be engaging. Here, I offer tips on how to read ...

An actor at the Dickens Museum in London is delivering dramatic performances of the classic holiday tale, just like the ...

Put on Christmas pajamas, whip up some hot chocolate and gather around the Christmas tree glow to read aloud together. Make a December to remember by creating a new tradition of family reading time.

Interactive read-alouds are a mainstay in traditional literacy classrooms because they support wide-ranging goals in reading development. As educators make the transition to virtual classrooms, it is ...

From heartwarming winter tales to festive audiobooks, these are the titles for little ones to read this December ...

Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...

A raccoon chef gets an eye opener, grocery shopping goes bananas, and reading with Dad turns zany: 3 picks from columnist and teacher.