For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on Weekend ...

For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on Weekend ...

Now that schools and students are heading into the winter break, it’s the perfect opportunity to tackle any abandoned TBR (to ...

What, then, can grown-ups glean from all those hours reading aloud? In the holiday spirit and with New Year’s resolutions ...

Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to share local children's letters to Santa (and other festive musings) this holiday season.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.” — Max Ehrman, American poet, lawyer Hello ...

Author Carlos Matias and Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning illustrator Gracey Zhang deliver a stunning picture book based on a ...

Stephen Nissenbaum: Yes, Clement Clarke Moore wrote “The Night Before Christmas” (or “A Visit from St. Nicholas”) in 1822. At ...

The GGSC's education team picks some of the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational education books of the year.

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" ...

REST IN POWER 💔 Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her ...