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Ants Go Marching

October 16, 2026

A group of ants is searching for a new home. Seven Curious Ants, by JOOHEE YOON, tells the story of that big adventure. The ants are tired of doing heavy work. They want a home that is less cramped and…

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An illustration shows a yellow bear carrying a birthday cake as a donkey and piglet stand nearby

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Bear Story

September 25, 2026

Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100 this year. People of all ages love the willy-nilly silly old bear. You might know him from a cartoon. He is a yellow bear in a little red shirt. He is often found in a jar of…

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A book open to a page with the title, ”Teddy Bear” with an illustration of a man and bear bowing, and a poem below the illustration

Mr. Edward Bear

September 25, 2026

In 1924, A.A. Milne published a book called When We Were Very Young. It was a book of short stories. One was called “Teddy Bear.” It marks the first appearance of Mr. Edward Bear. He later became Winnie-the-Pooh. Read part…

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The colorful cover of the book, ”Mac and Cheese: The Origin Story” next to a photo of a smiling man.

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Back-to-School Books

September 16, 2026

A new school year brings new classmates and friends. Two new books teach important lessons about friendship. Meet Your Match Mac is the main character in Mac & Cheese: The Origin Story (above). It was written by MICHAEL L. BENNER.…

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Book cover of The Elephant and the Piano showing an elephant and a person at a piano, next to a portrait of the author smiling and a Kid Reporter badge in the top right corner

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Sharing Music

May 1, 2026

COLETTE HILLER is a writer and an actress. She loves sharing stories. Her latest book, The Elephant and the Piano, is based on real events. It’s about a lonely elephant named Bonti and a man named Paul who plays music…

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The cover of the book "Search for a Giant Squid". It has illustrations of sea life connected by colorful arrows on a black background.

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Summer Reads

April 24, 2026

Dive deep on a squid search. Go to school with a fishboy. Find the perfect pet with Penelope. TFK has made a list of cool new books. Which will you read first? Search for a Giant Squid Choose your own…

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A book cover for Others shows two children looking up at a green wall, next to a photo of the author.

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Climb Over

March 19, 2026

KOBI YAMADA is a best-selling author. In his new book, Others, two boys stand at a tall hedge. It divides them from the people on the other side. The people are unfamiliar. One boy imagines how different they must be.…

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On the left, the cover of the book, Two Artists, Grandad and Me. On the right, a smiling woman with curly hair. A TFK Kid Reporter badge is in the top right corner.

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Family Artists

February 5, 2026

You’ve probably read a book by author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. He wrote more than a hundred of them. Now his granddaughter has written one about him. CHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW is an author and illustrator, too. Her book is called…

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A colorful image showing the book All the Stars in the Sky by Art Coulson, illustrated by Winona Nelson. The cover art features a child and an elder holding hands under a starry sky decorated with constellations and bead-like designs. Next to the book is a circular photo of the author smiling, with a TIME for Kids “Kid Reporter” badge in the corner.

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Brighter Together

November 5, 2025

In All the Stars in the Sky, Clay can’t wait to be the star of the week. He thinks that will make him the most important person in the school. Then his elisi, or grandma, teaches him that he’ll never…

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Rooms to Explore

October 8, 2025

If you need space for small things, like insects, and big things, like dinosaur bones, what building do you need? That is one question in Rebecca Donnelly’s What’s That Building? The book gets readers thinking about architecture. They learn by…

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