Science has proven that using animals enables authors to tell a powerful story while also maintaining emotional distance (1). Here is a compilation of some of the best short stories for kids that ...

Mark Haddon adds to the remix shelves with a new collection of short stories ... of his being treated like an animal.” The pungent detail in that story sets the tone. Haddon has a dark, visceral ...

Enjoy a look back at some incredible and heartwarming stories about the Smithsonian National Zoo’s animals and the people who care for them. Mike Bock No two days at the Smithsonian’s National ...