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Books are magic. At Bright Horizons®, we help children, families, and teachers share the joy of reading. Now in its 25th year, our Growing Readers program offers monthly book recommendations and storytelling tips to help you bring books to life at home. It inspires young minds to see the world and develop compassion and acceptance through the work of diverse authors and illustrators

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Growing Readers Review

Make reading a joyful part of your child’s daily routine — dive into our Book of Excellence award winners for every age group. With each issue, you’ll find tips and activities inspired by each title, updates on what’s happening in the world of early literacy,  and ideas on how to make reading time fun.

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Growing Readers Book Club Videos

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Join featured authors and Bright Horizons teachers as they read beautiful and engaging Growing Readers books for children of all ages.

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  • Big Truck Little Island

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  • This Is a Story

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  • Wild Blue

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  • Lift

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  • Tree Hole Homes

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  • The Roar

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  • Rumble and Roar

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  • How to Say Hello to a Worm

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  • Big Truck Little Island

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  • Grandma and Me

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  • Brown

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  • Wonder Walkers

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  • Calm

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  • Listen

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  • On the Go!/ ¡A moverse!

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  • Animal Architects

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  • Rainbows in Bloom: Discovering Colors with Flowers

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  • Animals from A to Z: Exploring the Americas

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  • Langston Dances

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  • Who Takes Care of You?

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  • May Your Life Be Deliciosa

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  • Red House, Brown Mouse

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  • Everybody in the Red Brick Building

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  • Animals Go Vroom!

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  • We All Play

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  • Shapes

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  • So You Want to Be an Owl

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  • The Elephant's New Shoe

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  • Mayhem at the Museum

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  • Peekaboo Farm

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  • My Family, Your Family

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Peekaboo Farm

If your baby or toddler enjoyed the push/pull features of "Puppy, Puppy, Peekaboo," be sure to check out "Peekaboo Farm" by Camilla Reid. Watch Teacher Nate as he explores creative ways to engage babies and toddlers in playful learning.

Growing Readers Archive

Explore the past ten issues of Growing Readers Review for book suggestions and storytelling tips — click below to get started. 

View the November/December Issue

View the September/October 2024 Issue

View the July/August 2024 Issue

View the May/June 2024 Issue

View the March/April 2024 Issue

View the January/February 2024 Issue

View the November/December 2023 Issue

View the September/October 2023 Issue

View the July/August 2023 Issue

View the June 2023 Issue

View the May 2023 Issue

View the April 2023 Issue

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Ready to Read

Our proprietary Ready to Read program brings Growing Readers into our early education centers, connecting top-quality books to strategic literacy concepts as part of our language and literacy curriculum in our Discovery Driven Learning® classrooms. We help children discover the joy of reading, provide a wide variety of language-rich experiences, and encourage confidence and skill-building to prepare preschoolers for reading success.

Young child at daycare learns to read through the Bright Horizons Growing Readers literacy program, ready to read