Kids in the Kitchen is a biweekly feature that previously ran in the Food section. This childhood rhyme can be tough for many kids to understand; really, who has ever heard of a tuffet these days?

If you ever want to move your child out from the digital world and give them at least a part of your own personal childhood experience, check our list for 9 classic poems for children to memorize. The ...

Shel Silverstein made it easy for kids to love poetry. Author of “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and “A Light in the Attic” among other works, Silverstein made poetry accessible, relatable and fun. These ...

New picture books by Judith Viorst, Julie Fogliano and Skila Brown. These brief, impressionistic poems about the seasons are all titled with a day of the year, journal-like. Fogliano (“And Then It’s ...

Kids haven't experienced true holiday magic until the first time they hear A Visit from St. Nicholas. That long-form poem makes it so easy to fall in love with kids' Christmas poetry. Give them even ...

Go Ask Mom readers know that I features local moms in this space every Monday. But in June, in honor of Father's Day, I'll be featuring some local dads who are doing great things for their kids and ...