Every Friday, Werewolf is re-publishing some essays about classic children’s book, that I began writing in 2009. This essay on Badger’s Parting Gifts has been slightly updated: Maybe the only thing ...

About 15 years ago on Werewolf, I started writing a series of articles about classic children’s books. Over the next few months, these articles will be re-published here, every Friday. The series ...

These classic children’s books shaped the imaginations of kids who grew up in the '90s. Their timeless stories, memorable characters, and valuable lessons continue to resonate with readers of all ages ...

Most gardening books can teach a child how to plant a seed, water a sapling, or identify a flower. What they often cannot teach is something deeper: how to feel a relationship with the living world.

A visit to the English manor that inspired “A Secret Garden” or a stroll through Tintin’s Brussels can turn stories into treasured memories. By Ginanne Brownell Reporting from Charlottetown on Prince ...

Sometimes a book is in the canon of children’s literature just because the writing is so good. Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows, for instance, stands as the perfection of its kind: a prose of ...