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Rachel Rosenberg

Rachel Rosenberg has been writing since she was a child—at 13, she was published alongside celebs and fellow teens in Chicken Soup For the Teenage Soul 2. Rachel has a degree in Creative Writing from Montreal’s Concordia University; she’s been published in a few different anthologies and publications, including Best Lesbian Love Stories 2008, Little Fiction, Big Truth’s Re/Coded anthology and Broken Pencil magazine. She also appeared on the Montreal episode of the Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids podcast. Her day job is as a Children’s Librarian, where she digs singing and dancing with small humans.

Understanding the Spectrum: 7 Great Picture Books About Autism

These picture books about autism are accessible reads for leading children into a discussion about autism, and for helping family and friends understand.

The More You Know: 21 Best Nonfiction Books for Kindergarten

Bugs to bunnies, dinosaurs to sharks, and everything in between. These are the best nonfiction books for kindergarten libraries.

Kwame Alexander’s Versify Imprint Launches in April

Exciting imprint news: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is premiering Versify this April. Curated by author Kwame Alexander, known for his rhyme-infused ...

Being Quiet: 7 Mostly-Wordless Picture Books

Whether you know a quiet child looking for quiet books, or you're in search of powerful visual stories, here are some excellent wordless picture books.

Netflix and Gurinder Chadha to Adapt Pashmina

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50 Must Read LGBTQ Fiction Books

Whether set in the US, Canada, the Northeast of England or South Africa, these must-read LGBTQ fiction books continue to educate, comfort, and remind us.

26 Children’s Books About Animals That Are Utterly Sweet

There are so many children's books about animals floating out in the world. Here's some of the best picture books and early reader books about animals.

Ah, Love: 18 Children’s Books About Love

Any of these 18 children's picture books about love are a great jumping off point for conversations about kindness, empathy, and love.

20 Children’s Books about Divorce: A Reading List

Children's books about divorce can be very healing, as they remind children that they are not alone in what they are going through.

The Island of Misfit Kids: 6 Children’s Books for The Rest of Us

These children's books for misfits feature kids who break out of the mold, rebel for good causes, and who are perfectly imperfect.