A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

In high school, I dreaded reading George Orwell's Animal Farm. I remember hearing the upperclassmen complain about how boring they thought it was, and I nodded along. After all, it was about animals, ...

Among the many entertaining, delightful, poignant, and treasured new works of fiction and nonfiction that were published this ...

As a pediatrician, I know that some of the most transformative gifts for young children don’t require batteries or assembly.

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? When villainy threatens the Saubers family, they fortunately hit the radar of an eccentric trio (also from the first book): Ex-cop Bill Hodges, tech ...

Kids are hard work at any age, but it’s especially intense when they are toddlers. My girls were ages 1 and 2 when I left my ex. It was tough. But for what it’s worth, I think getting divorced when my ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Kathleen Elkins Every time Kathleen publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your ...