Many of us turned to books when we couldn’t turn to our peers or our parents. If you’ve read through my list of Twenty Classics for teens, y...

I was 13 when I first visited Walden Pond. It was 1976, the Bicentennial, and my father had a professional conference to attend in Boston. H...

When children can't make sense of a word they hear, they will often substitute a different word that does make sense to them. But, let’s...

What is it about animals that captivate us? Maybe it’s their complete abandon. They pay close attention to whatever they are doing, especial...

The observance of Passover and Easter are difficult to explain to a child. They hear the stories each spring, but children aren’t really equ...

For those of you who’ve been following along for awhile, you already know how passionately I believe in reading aloud together. I’m privileg...

Few things give me as much pleasure as words put together well and in surprising combinations. Perhaps that’s why I’m continually attracted ...