In Sweden, there used to be a widespread belief that animals could talk on Christmas Eve. My Swedish mother read me stories about this as a child, and it is true. Apparently throughout Scandinavia, ...

I recently read a fascinating book by Dr. Michael Gilmour called Creative Compassion, Literature and Animal Welfare and was taken in by how much I learned about the ways in which many well-known books ...

In Sweden, there used to be a widespread belief that animals could talk on Christmas Eve. Carrie Classon's memoir is called "Blue Yarn." Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.