Elizabeth was first inspired to write poetry about nature by teacher Mr Wood at St Mary and St John’s RC Primary School in ...

SUSAN COOPER: (Reading) So the shortest day came, and the year died. And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world came people singing, dancing to drive the dark away. COOPER: (Reading) ...

"My hope is that The Bench resonates with every family, no matter the makeup, as much as it does with mine," the Duchess of Sussex said in a statement announcing the book Michelle Tauber is an ...

Look no further for great gift ideas for your kiddos. The Associated Press scoured the bookshelves for standout 2025 releases ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. With Mother’s Day just behind us and Father’s Day on the horizon, it’s only fitting that this Sunday is National ...

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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 ...

Finally, there are signs of spring. So we’re beginning this roundup of children’s picture books with two by St. Paulite Sarah Nelson that celebrate parks and frogs. What better topics to remind us of ...

When poetry editor Lou Peacock compiled A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year, she chose Rita Dove’s “The First Book” to be the entry for January 1. The poem describes what it’s like ...

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