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This app lets you check out library books on your tablet. Free. From home. Yes!

by Kate Etue | Educational Apps For Kids

I love the feeling of being surrounded by stacks and stacks of actual old-fashioned books at my local library. But, I also love that they’re embracing all the amazing new technology that has huge benefits for busy parents like me, who are still emphatic that our...

Hey kids, Viola Davis is reading your bedtime story tonight!

by Kristen Chase | Websites Worth a Bookmark

When Guy Raz, of NPR’s TED Radio Hour and Wow in the World podcast fame, recommends a website for kids, you go, because, obvy. And no surprise, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online is a fantastic resource for parents that you might not know about....

Web Coolness: Election Party invitations go digital, David Bowie emojis, and Napflix

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too! 6 cool digital election party invitations. David Bowie emojis are coming! Wishing you had a one-handed keyboard for your iPhone? Here’s how to make it happen....

Amazon Rapids: A new chat-style app that might just get your kids reading more

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

We love finding new, interesting ways to grow passionate readers, so that’s why when we discovered Amazon Rapids, a new reading app that just launched today, we were very intrigued. Because unlike other reading apps for kids you’ve seen (and we’ve...

Prime Reading: Being an Amazon Prime member just got a whole lot more awesome

by Kate Etue | E-Readers

As if free two-day shipping on almost any purchase and the ability to shop for groceries in my pajamas wasn’t reason enough to join Amazon Prime, their newest feature, Prime Reading, has convinced me to keep on renewing my membership. Prime members now get free...

12 of the best reading apps for kids of all ages: Back-to-School tech guide

by Jeana | Back to School Tech

Our back to school 2016 guide continues with our picks for some of the best reading apps for kids. From preschoolers learning ABC basics and sight words, to older kids needing a synonym for obsequious (or uh, maybe that is the synonym?), we have you covered. Because...

Tablets vs E-book Readers: What’s the best way for kids to read? Reader Q&A

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

So, I want my daughter to read more this summer, and with all our upcoming travel, I’m considering a tablet or e-book reader but I’m not sure which is best. -Dawn We’re definitely with you that gadgets can be a whole lot easier to travel with, Dawn,...

10 of the best reading apps for young kids and early readers: Back to School Tech Guide 2015

by Nicole Blades | Back to School Tech, Best Apps

Next up in our Back to School Tech Guide 2015, we’re happy to share 10 of the best reading apps for little kids. Because as plenty of us parents know, getting kids hyped about reading isn’t always an easy road. So when they’re first starting out, we...

Need recommendations for great books for kids? Bookmark these 5 great websites.

by Kate Etue | Websites Worth a Bookmark

Some of our kids are really picky when it comes to books — not too long, not too short, with just the right plot points and character types. Then there are the ones who go through books so quickly that we can barely keep up with suggestions for what they...

13 of the best Android apps for kids, all right on Google Play

by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids

Since so many of you write us asking for the best Android apps for kids, we are so honored that Google Play reached out too, asking us to be this month’s expert kids’ app curator in their family category! We get to join the likes of trusted...

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