Raising a Reader Special Collections make it easy to pair shared reading with the themes that matter most—from STEM and financial literacy to social emotional learning, multilingual access, and inclusive representation. Choose collections that support your goals and help families turn reading time into meaningful learning.
STEM Collection
With books organized around science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this collection gives families and educators an easy way to connect literacy with observation, problem-solving, and hands-on curiosity.
Financial Literacy Collection
Introduce age-appropriate concepts like earning, saving, sharing, and spending through engaging books and family-friendly conversation starters.
Social Emotional Learning Collection
Help children explore feelings, relationships, perseverance, problem-solving, and empathy through books and conversation while supporting whole-child development and building strong reading routines.
More Special Collections
Looking for a different theme, language, or area of focus? Raising a Reader also offers a wide range of Special Collections to help programs reflect community identities, support inclusion, and meet specific learning goals.
- Curriculum Enhancer Collection
- Financial Literacy
- Advanced Board Books
- STEM Ages 0–3
- STEM PreK–Kindergarten
- LGBTQ Diverse Families
- Touch and Feel
- Wordless
- Exceptional Diversity 0–PreK
- Exceptional Diversity School Age
- Social Emotional Learning
- Special Collection Sampler
- Portuguese (Ages 0-5)
- Nepali
- Vietnamese
- American Sign Language
- Braille
Need help choosing? We can help you find the right collection for your goals.