The Cath in the Hat

There's something irresistible about tiny animals making their way in the cold, harsh world. We meet out heroine, Mona the mouse, as s...

Seven or eight years ago, when I lived in Beacon, NY, I wandered down to the riverfront where a local festival was taking place. As I stro...

Gabriel Roth has a thought-provoking article on Slate : " My Kids Read Only Subliterary Branded Commodities. Yours Probably Do, Too! ...

Sophie is back and so are Bonnie and Baxter, the two gourds that became Sophie's friends at the end of S ophie's Squash . In her l...

Today's post is about two picture books for dog lovers. Count me among the breed. My best friend--a pug--just turned 15. And according...

Finding engaging books for kids just learning to read is always a challenge. A new series by Tomie dePaola (cowritten with Jim Lewis) fits...

It's often a challenge getting one of my cats to the vet (a broken lamp springs to mind) so it's easy to sympathize with Bad Kitty...