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!
Looking for a Great Book for Your Child?
Booklists can help! Booklists gather together books based on topics of interest – like favorite holidays, the seasons, age of reader, and more.
I publish my booklists at a place called Bookshop. It’s a terrific website where you can see many of the books I suggest. You can buy books from Bookshop too – and the best part is the profit from every purchase goes to an independent bookstore (called “an indie)! Which helps keep independent curation of books alive and well.
Every book I chose is one I’ve read myself and tested with children. My goal is to select the very best children’s books for your young reader. My lists are updated monthly. Check back often for new recommendations!
New Book Reviews
Find stories to enjoy with your children in my Book Reviews. This section is my collection of recommended books, carefully chosen to connect you with the best of children’s literature. My goal is to help you discover the many gems in the children’s literature world. Books may be newly published, vintage from 25 years ago, or classics, because regardless of the age of the story, if it’s a great one we want to know it exists and give our kids the opportunity to read it.
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 book Rapunzel which is part of Chloe Perkins’ outstanding Once Upon a World collection. 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.]
A Dad
Thank You!
Beehive Books and Art is a reader-supported publication. One way you can support the content you enjoy on this website is when you purchase through my links. Many (although not all) links will be “affiliate” links. When you buy a book through one of my links, I’ll make a small commission as a thank you from the company for referring a customer to them. This exchange is at no cost to you and the price you pay for the product is the same as if you found the item on your own. I want to thank you in advance for your support and using my links. It keeps the wheels of this website turning as well as the Beehive Books and Art Substack, my booklists at Bookshop.org and my brick-and-mortar book store (coming soon near Medina, OH). It is my honor and pleasure to help you on your journey of reading with your kids. If you ever have a question or a comment about my content please let me know. Read more at my affiliate disclosure.