A Wauwatosa Metro Market location is hosting a story time event to promote reading and literacy while students are away from the classroom.

Toy overload is real. Storage fills quickly, attention fades, and many well-meant gifts lose their appeal within weeks.

Cats are one of my favorite examples of this phenomenon: they’re usually aloof and anxious, yet they can be sweet and warm at ...

A dozen children sang songs, listened to stories and talked to Santa at the McDowell-Phillips House Museum on Dec. 13.

Manga editions of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books; an exclusive tour of Shel Silverstein's archives; and the unexpected ...

Drag Story Hour, where drag performers read to kids, has weathered attacks and threats over the years. In Denver, a volunteer "parasol patrol" provides security to families attending Drag Story Hour.

I read them aloud to my three sons when they were young. Eighteen months ago, my oldest grandson (now 8) and I set out to ...

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As Kate Di Camillo said: “Reading should not be presented as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.” With its goal of encouraging reading and literacy through book ownership, Assistance ...

One of the perks of parenthood, it is often said, is to relive the joys of one’s youth, to share with your child everything you once loved—especially books. Before I was a parent, I was skeptical of ...

Children’s books you read to your kids with very adult messages Those innocent bedtime stories you lovingly read aloud night after night contained sophisticated adult themes that sailed right over ...