Discover the Best Kid’s Books! Plus How to Help Them Love Reading!
On a mission to find the very best children’s books and share them with you!
Find a Book Using My Booklists!
Looking for a great book for your child? Check out my booklists at Bookshop – recommended books that I carefully select so you can easily find some of the best children’s books for your young reader. I update the booklists each month – – check back often for book recommendations that match the current seasons and holidays!
Visit The Bookshelf!
Find stories to enjoy with your children at the Books section of this website. It’s our collection of recommended books, carefully chosen to connect you with the best of children’s literature.
Help Your Child Find Success as a Reader!
We’ve got tips, suggestions, resources, and how-to’s so you can guide your child as they learn to read. Maybe they’ll find a love of reading, maybe not so much – – – but we can make sure they succeed with their reading. Reading is a gateway to achieving your dreams, we just need to give them the key.
The Many, Many Places and Ways to Get Books!
Research says that having a home full of books … a print-rich environment … is a key predictor of a child’s success in later life. They say it’s that simple – have lots of reading material on hand at home. (Source: The Read-Aloud Handbook).
But. Yes, there is a “but.” Which is that new books can be expensive. That can make it challenging to build a home library full of wonderful books your kids will want to read. Without breaking your bank account!
I ran into this same problem once. When my son was born I found so many books that I knew he would enjoy. Purchasing them new would have cost a small fortune.
Over time I figured out how to build a home library for a fraction of the cost. Plus this journey introduced me to so many books that we love. Books that I never would have found if I only bought them new.
About Beehive Books and Art
Hi! We are book lovers, educators, moms, and grandmoms. We love children’s books, from board books to young adult chapter books. We love the diversity of the stories, the skill of the authors, and the beauty of the illustrations. Most of all we love how kids come to love reading and art through children’s books … and all that means for their success in life ???.
New on the Blog
Ideas, tips and more to support you as you read to your kids.
Testimonials
We love sharing messages from families we’ve worked with on their journey to raising a reader.
“I want to tell you that my daughter’s been having us read Rapunzel every night. She loves that story. Sometimes I try to substitute Rapunzel with Madeline and she says ‘No’, read Rapunzel again. We giggle, she loves it. And it puts a smile on my face telling you lol.”
[This read-aloud dad is referring to the Rapunzel included in Chloe Perkins’ outstanding Once Upon a World Series. I gave his little girl a copy of the book at one point. This darling series of board books gives traditional fairy tales a thoughtful multicultural take. It also includes versions of Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and Snow White. See more at publisher Simon & Schuster’s website.]
