When used effectively, digital books can help establish a crucial bond needed between adults and children.

Reading to children and ensuring that children continue to read during this crisis may sound like an overly simple solution, but it would be an error to think so. The science of reading reminds us that when children read or are read to frequently, children continue learning and preserve skills learned prior to the crisis. 

Following recent protests, children are asking more and more questions about race in America. Worldreader’s free library provides children’s books, authored by Africans and African Americans, to help guide these important discussions.

We've compiled a list of 7 books by authors from around the world to help explain empathy to kids and inspire them to be more compassionate.

Together with Opera, we’ve chosen a list of 7 books to teach youth essential life skills and inspire them to overcome challenges.

For years, the country’s most vulnerable have faced a “homework gap.” The sudden shift to online learning has left them even further behind. Governments, schools, and parents are stepping up to bridge the gap.

How can parents offset the effects of social distancing? Make a child’s world bigger again: Read stories from around the world.

At Worldreader we are determined to fight gender inequity in all areas of life, including the world of sports. Recently, we have added the Women in Sports Collection to our free online library. This set of  25 books aims to deconstruct gender stereotypes, emphasize the benefits of physical activity, and inspire young women and girls around the world to participate in sport.

This time of year, on Thanksgiving, many of us are reflecting on all the things that we are grateful for. Whether it’s our health, our friends, having a home, safety and security, or the ability to read. And it’s no wonder it feels so good. Research has shown that actively practicing gratitude boosts happiness and fosters both physical and psychological health. For ourselves, and those around us.

Leaders from across sectors guide a new education program supporting vulnerable children in the US during Covid-19 school disruptions and beyond.