IRW’s Storytime Guides offer ideas for songs to sing, games to play, questions to spark a conversation and activities to do together as you read. Below you’ll find Storytime Guides for some of our favorite picture books for children aged 3–5. A Polar Bear in the Snow Not a Box Hello… Read more
Each month in 2026, we’ll feature one of IRW’s Explore More Book Guides (EMBGs). These freely available guides offer everything you need for a deep dive into a book we love. From author/illustrator biographical information to ideas for writing prompts, art projects, further research & text-to-text connections, our embgs have it all. In keeping with… Read more
Each month in 2026, we’ll feature one of IRW’s Explore More Book Guides (EMBGs) or Storytime Guides (for pre-K readers). These freely available guides offer everything you need for a deep dive into a book we love. From author/illustrator biographical information to ideas for writing prompts, art projects, further research & text-to-text connections, our book… Read more
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett will Visit Maine this Spring! IRW was overjoyed this winter when we learned that we had been chosen as one of just five organizations in the country to host National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (NAYPL), Mac Barnett! Apart from being big fan’s of Mac’s work, we… Read more
The start of the New Year here in Maine has brought us some snowy, cold days. For now, curling up in a cozy spot with a book to escape into is easy! How can you keep reading & promoting literacy all year long? We’ve got plenty of ideas to take you through the seasons and… Read more
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