A few years ago, my longtime children’s book editor rejected my idea for a new middle grade novel. The rejection hit me hard—the story, of the daughter of a celebrity chef who moves to a small town ...

It's small and green, and it was originally for grocery lists. I'm seventy-four years old, and what I've been doing in it for ...

The national ambassador for young people’s literature published a manifesto aimed at adults. Then came the blowback.

In March, the high school students teamed up with fourth graders in the district to help them draw a monster and then write a ...

We asked Menasha occupational therapist Kathy Larson about her work and life, including a favorite "aha" moment and her ...

The beloved writer, who turned 92 on May 19, appears physically frail but remains warm and witty, chuckling often as he ...

A child practices writing numbers on a sidewalk class in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 3, 2020. An Indian couple, Veena and her husband Virendra Gupta, is conducting free classes for underprivileged ...

Adam Mansbach is a very accomplished guy – novelist, screenwriter, cultural critic – and yet he’s best known for a series of ...

"I've bought earrings for my daughter — for whenever she decides to pierce her ears — so there are earrings from mum there,” Monica Arnold said ...

When one thinks of state-level school competitions, athletic contests may be the first images that come to mind. But what ...

Kouri Richins, the Utah mother convicted of killing her husband and then writing a children’s book about coping with grief, ...

Before kids can successfully grip a pencil, they need to strengthen gross motor skills—and these activities are a good way to ...