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Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: Middle Schoolers Edition

August 15, 2023

Ed Brown

Start Your Middle Grader’s School Year Right with These Free Resources

Tom Hanks and Celebrity Novels

August 10, 2023

Amanda Dembiec

Why be famous for just one thing?

Podcast

The Shifty Lad

August 9, 2023

A woman is heartbroken when her only son declares that, rather than learn an honest trade, he will become a thief. The lad apprentices with a successful thief, but will he still meet the dire end predicted by his mother?

Podcast

"Goblin Market"

August 7, 2023

The poem "Goblin Market" is one of Christina Rossetti’s best known poems.

Get in the Back to School Groove with NPL: Elementary Students Edition

August 7, 2023

Ed Brown

Help Your Lil’ One Start School Right with These Free Resources

Podcast

The One-Handed Girl

August 2, 2023

A man dies, leaving to his son all his property, but gives his daughter a blessing. Later, the brother cuts his sister’s hand off in anger. Will either of them live happily ever after?

Image shows a baby panda wearing a blue t-shirt and goggles on his head. He is looking through a school backpack. The panda is on a red background, and the title, "Chu's First Day of School," is written in yellow letters.

Bringing Books to Life's Favorite Books for the First Day of School!

August 1, 2023

Klem-Mari Cajigas

The first day of school can bring up all sorts of feelings for brand new Kindergarteners—and their parents. Picture books are always a great way to talk through big feelings. Here are some books Bringing Books to Life (BBTL) loves, perfect for sharing before the first day of school.