Scholastic research shows that humor in books is the top characteristic kids look for when making their reading selections. According to the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report, more than 50 ...

(From left) Andrea Beaty, Erica Pearl, and Rita Williams-Garcia (speaking) Photo: Rebecca Lomax/American Libraries Children’s authors Andrea Beaty, Cece Bell, Betsy Bird, Erica Perl, and Rita Williams ...

The phrase serious literature comes with an unfortunate double meaning. When we call books serious, we mean they are satisfying, well written, and worthy of consideration. But we also use serious as ...

Chris Duffy is a comedian, but he'd reached a point in his life where he'd nearly forgotten the joy of laughter. CHRIS DUFFY: I was teaching at a school, and I was dealing with a lot of really tough ...