I am absolutely not suggesting adults read only, or even primarily, children's fiction. Just that there are times in life when it might be the only thing that will do. Crawling through dark ...

You know I’m not talking about some new illicit drug, but the quietly subversive, and utterly transformative act of reading children’s books as an adult. I’m here to tell you why you should ...

Adult literacy problems are tricky to resolve ... words they can’t recognize or sound out. Experts aim to have children reading proficiently at their own level by third grade.

Children who enjoy reading find reading easier; children who don’t, don’t. Adults don’t read for pleasure, either, or at least, significantly less than they used to. Half don’t read ...