Indulge me and say the following out loud: Students should read fewer books and write less expository prose. Did that feel right? I doubt it. But that’s the message the National Council of Teachers of ...

Louis Sachar, the author of Holes and the Wayside School series, has spent nearly half a century writing books for kids. And he was originally going to continue that streak with his new novel, The ...

Find the best alphabet picture books for kids that aren’t just for babies and toddlers, they are also for preschoolers and early and upper elementary children. In fact, a good alphabet book is great ...

So, you think you can write a children's book? OK. Think of an idea, an original idea, and build a tale around it. Make sure that you have a clear story arc -- set up, conflict and resolution -- your ...

“Goosebumps,” the enormously popular series of children’s books, almost never saw the light of day, says author R.L. Stine. The first “Goosebumps” book came out 30 years ago, and more than 400 million ...

There are plenty of cockroaches in New York City, but at R.L. Stine's house, you'll find a 3 foot one. OK, not an actual roach. It was just one of the many horror-based knick knacks lying around his ...

My kids and I began reading banned books together when they were just learning sight words. Snuggled with my kids on the couch, I’d read aloud from a slim paperback volume of the “Captain Underpants” ...