“Brown Bear” turns 50 this year. Written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Carle in 1967, the book effectively launched the artist’s career in children’s books.

First released in 1966 by the school division of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Bill Martin Jr.'s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle, was written and published as a ...

Chris Ferrie’s “Electro-Magnetism for Babies.” A classic Sandra Boynton book, "Moo, Baa, La La La!" There was a time when it seemed that all I read was children’s books. I was the mother ...