How to Start an All-School Reading Program: A Resource to Engage Students, Staff, and Families

Are you interested in bringing your entire school community together for a shared literacy event? If your answer is “YES!,” an all-school reading program— appropriate for K-12 levels—is an exciting and engaging experience to consider. During an all-school reading event, all staff and students receive a copy of the same book and read it simultaneously

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Check out these great Education & Professional Learning titles!

Here are some popular and recent education and professional learning titles from our extensive selection of books for the classroom that are available through the subject lists on our website.   Child and Adolescent Development Counseling Pedagogy & Methodology Classroom Management Schools and Education Special Education  

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PRH Education High School Collections

All reading communities should contain protected time for the sake of reading. Independent reading practices emphasize the process of making meaning through reading, not an end product. The school culture (teachers, administration, etc.) should affirm this daily practice time as inherently important instructional time for all readers. (NCTE, 2019)   The Penguin Random House High

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FREE WEBINAR! Teaching and Learning Through The Lens of Your Students

Join us for a free webinar on Monday, October 23rd from 3:00pm-4:00pm EDT. Penguin Random House Education and Alliant International University have partnered to bring authors and educational leaders together for a two-part webinar series that provides expertise, guidance, and resources to educators seeking to amplify their impacts. Watch the first webinar, The Power of

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An Interview with Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen, author of best sellers like Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, Skink, and Squirm answered our questions about his latest book, Wrecker. You have written books for both adults and kids. What inspired you to become a writer, and what helped you decide that you wanted to write for a young reader audience?  Carl Hiaasen: I loved to read

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PRH Resources for Book Bans and Challenges

Penguin Random House is committed to the freedom of expression and protecting teachers, students, parents, librarians, booksellers, and authors against the dramatic rise in book bans across the country. Our mission is to give information on the issue and provide valuable resources to help fight censorship. Below is a comprehensive list of all the free

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Resource Pack for New Teachers: Tips, Ideas, and Booklists to Help You Get Started in the Classroom

Calling all new teachers: welcome to your first official school year! To kick things off, we created the Resource Pack for New Teachers: Tips, Ideas, and Booklists to Help You Get Started in the Classroom (Grades 9-12). We asked a veteran educator to share some strategies and best practices she’s learned through her own classroom

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Penguin Random House is Committed to Protecting the Freedom to Read

Book bans have increased more than 1100% between 2020 and 2022.  The American Library Association (ALA) has reported an unprecedented number of book bans and “documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago.” PEN

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2023 Middle and High School Collections

The Penguin Random House Education Middle School and High School Digital Collections feature outstanding fiction and nonfiction from across Penguin Random House’s publishing divisions and distribution clients. Peruse online or download these valuable resources to discover great books in specific topic areas such as: English Language Arts, Social Studies, STEM, Authentic Spanish, and Professional Learning.

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