Reading With Children

Support your child's growth by reading early and often

Reading Resources

There are children’s books for just about every topic out there! Reading books about a wide variety of topics is a wonderful way to encourage your child to expand their horizons and to dig deep into topics they are interested in, all while building the foundation for a life long love of reading.

Daniel Boone Regional Library is one of the best libraries around! It has programs for all ages, including storytimes specifically for babies and toddlers.

Reading Is Fundamental gives parents resources to support their children as they begin their reading journey with activities, puzzles, videos, and more. You can even search your child’s favorite book and find resources to match!

Books for Every Age

Books for Babies

Parents provides ideas on some of the best types of books for babies

Books for Toddlers

Growing Book by Book has a great list of books and reading activities for toddlers

Books for Preschoolers

Parents supplies information on books and resources for preschoolers

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Books for Hard Topics

Books can be a great tool to spark conversation and to teach your children about tough topics, such as making mistakes, divorce, illness, and much more. Here are some good lists of children’s books about hard topics

Book Riot: books about tough topics for kids

Washington Post: picture books to help kids understand tough subjects

Toledo Library: 10 books to help tackle tough topics

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Find information that's right for you and your family. Together, we can ensure all children are ready for school, ready for life.

Community Resouces

Sorting through the many resources available to you can be challenging, here you'll find a list of helpful community resources related to the needs of families with young children.

Child Development

It can be challenging to know if your child is on track, and what signs to look for. Here you'll find information the latest child development along with helpful tips on supporting your child.

Play & Activities

For children, playing is learning, but coming up with new and exciting ways to challenging their rapidly growing brains can be exhausting. Here you'll find ideas and information about play.

Family Health & Safety

There is so much research and information on the internet, it can be hard to know what's accurate. Here, we've compiled helpful, up-to-date, family health and safety resources.

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Not finding the information you need? Our trained staff can answer your child development and parenting questions, as well as connect you to community resources to meet your needs.