Archive - Can we read?

(Further) developing mathematical thinking through children's books 🧮

Spotlight On: Math: Part 2

Jul 3 •

June 2025

Developing mathematical thinking through children's books 🧮

Spotlight On: Math: Part 1

Jun 26 •

Children's books about the weather

Mini issue: Weather

Jun 19 •

Poetry, Play, and Wonderfuzz: A Conversation with Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

Truth: if you offered me the chance to meet the president of any country, an Oscar-winning Hollywood actor, a sports superstar, or Sylvia Vardell and…

Jun 12 •

What books are you and your kids really enjoying right now?

SOME PITHY INTRO

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Children's books for summer 🍉

Can we read? 2025 special edition on summer

May 29 •

Happy 5th birthday, Can we read! 🎈

With gifts for you

May 22 •

A summer 🌞 book gift guide for readers 10 and under

May 15 •

Children's books about imagination 💭

I own a shirt that says, on the back, “Everything you can imagine is real.” It’s from Spiritual Gangster, and the quote — from Albert Einstein — is…

May 8 •

Endlessly ever after (books)

Can we read? No. 148

May 1 •

April 2025

How to choose poetry anthologies for kids

+ Recommended poetry anthologies

Apr 24 •

Why do we love to hate Dog Man? (And what to do about it)

A Dog Man treatise

Apr 17 •

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