Don't just twiddle your thumbs the next time cold weather keeps you inside. Here are 11 immersive books to keep you ...

With an ever-changing array of funky earrings and crazy giant glasses, local actor Pam McGinnis engages youngsters, entertaining and educating as she reads popular children’s books aloud. She talks ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

During the Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education meeting last week, the board approved the official retirement of Mark ...

TEA proposes a required literary works list for Texas K-5 students, emphasizing timeless classics and consistency under HB ...

Scott Adams, the 'Dilbert' cartoonist who satirized a certain kind of workplace culture for more than 30 years before comments on race led to publishers cutting ties with him, has died at 68.

Stefan Merrill Block has written novels. But in his first memoir, “Homeschooled,” he’s writing the story of his life — and it’s the first Read With Jenna pick of 2026. “‘Homeschooled’ is a beautiful ...

SALT LAKE CITY — This Christmas was one for the record books in Utah, as Salt Lake City broke its warmest temperature ever recorded on the holiday in 151 years. The city's official temperature reached ...

A few days ago I realized with a shock that Advent was nearly over. I’d yet to get a tree, and I hadn’t even begun to hunt through the house for my nativity scene. I’d been so preoccupied with ...

The First Lady and I send our warmest wishes to all Americans as we share in the joy of Christmas Day and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The story of the Christmas miracle ...

Yes, in the midst of all the family chaos, the tree decorating, present wrapping and stocking stuffing — not to mention leaving that midnight snack out for Santa! — if you’re lucky you may find a ...

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season. A polar bear mascot boards an elevator during holiday revelry. Swimmers plunge into frigid waters off Northern ...