When I discovered that today, 4 October 2018, happens to be National Poetry Day, it felt fitting to share some of my family's favorite read-aloud poems, specifically those that celebrate the ...

Poet Billy Collins shares a poem from his new book, "The Rain in Portugal," and describes the inspiration for the piece, taken from his solitary childhood.

"Mother Nature's Child: Growing Outdoors In The Media Age" explores nature's powerful role in children's health and development through the experience of toddlers, children in middle childhood and ...

Kevin Young first wrote his story about Emile, a boy in love with a field, as a bedtime poem for his son years ago. Now, it lives on as a picture book with watercolor illustrations by Chioma Ebinama.