I have always been fascinated by little things, especially those that are alive. Which is why I halted abruptly several weeks ago while walking my dog on a well-traveled footpath along the Farmington River. The tiniest snapping turtle sat...

How soon should you start reading to a child? I think the answer is, it is never too soon… I once received an e-mail from a young mother. She told me that colleagues had given her my picture book If...