Wednesday, Feb. 4, is World Read Aloud Day. It's a global celebration of the power of reading and storytelling. A Milwaukee ...

Story time is a highlight of the day for many young students, and teachers can boost engagement even further by adding costumes and sound effects.

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

In a world full of distractions, it can be challenging to find the time to escape into literature, but it is never too late to get back to reading. The top of the new year is the perfect time to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the new year begins, novelists send characters to great heights in Tibet and Wyoming, to the great depths of ...

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What do Anne Enright, Anthony Kennedy, Eric Schmidt and Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite have in common? They’ve all got reading recommendations for you. We asked a wide-ranging group of actors, ...

Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt ...

If Read aloud is not working in Copilot, here is how you can fix the issue in Windows 11. No matter whether you face this problem in the Copilot desktop app, Microsoft 365 Copilot, or Copilot for Edge ...

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

You might have already read Read With Jenna’s December 2025 pick — but now’s a good time for a re-read. Jenna has selected Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as her last choice of 2025. “‘Pride and ...

‘Tis the season for the hottest dinner table debate: Apple or pumpkin pie? While there might not be anything quite as American as apple pie, for a small sliver of the year, the classic dessert gets ...