This weekend (Feb. 22 to be exact) marks the centenary of the birth of Edward Gorey, an artist whose work has wielded a ridiculous amount of...
We’re all influenced by how we see the world. Sometimes that view is clear and sometimes it’s a bit fuzzy. Adjusting our “lens” can help us...
My husband and I are avid urban travelers, and that didn’t change when we had children. We still enjoy encountering a city’s delights, though now we...
In the past few years, my journeys have taken me around the world. My audiences are mostly young people in middle school and high school. No...
Rodari insists on literature and creative writing’s centrality to a child’s schooling, and urges us to approach the subjects with a sense of delight and an...
Traveling with a baby or a toddler can be fun, frustrating, even revelatory. Planning is key, and so is your willingness to tailor the trip to...
COUSINS IN THE TIME OF MAGIC, by Emma Otheguy; illustrated by Poly Bernatene Time travel can be a funny thing. A risky one, too. When it...
▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 5. Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog: “Rainbow Connection” The only song on our list to receive an...
They sure do grow up quickly, don’t they? Last week marked a milestone for the children’s brand Kidz Bop: The release of “Kidz Bop 50,” the...
In a new memoir out next week, the singer-songwriter Neko Case shares some painful childhood memories. In the studio with Anna Martin, Case is open and...