{"id":356261,"date":"2026-07-09T07:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/20-childrens-books-to-help-kids-cope-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T07:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:41:16","slug":"20-childrens-books-to-help-kids-cope-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=356261","title":{"rendered":"20 Children&#8217;s Books to Help Kids Cope with the Coronavirus Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wpz-insta-header\">\n<div class=\"wpz-insta-avatar\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_42,h_42\/https:\/\/bestkidsbooks.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/instagram-widget-by-wpzoom\/dist\/images\/backend\/icon-insta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_42,h_42\/https:\/\/bestkidsbooks.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/instagram-widget-by-wpzoom\/dist\/images\/backend\/icon-insta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> When you Google \u201ckids books Capitol riots,\u201d our new blog post comes up first! 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