When poetry editor Lou Peacock compiled A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year, she chose Rita Dove’s “The First Book” to be the entry for January 1. The poem describes what it’s like ...

What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

What would an acorn write to an oak tree? Or a coat to her button? A child to his toes? A pebble to the river? Dear Acorn, ...

If you've found yourself reading the same picture book over and over (and over and over) to a small but determined audience we see you and salute you! Perhaps you'd like to add a few new titles to the ...

The former Better Call Saul star's new book, Zilot & Other Important Rhymes, is illustrated by his daughter Erin Julie Jordan is an Editor at Large for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand for 27 years ...

The Canadian singer/songwriter's latest poetry book arrives Oct. 21, and fans can pre-order a copy through Tuesday's ...

When actor Bob Odenkirk's daughter Erin and son Nate were little, he created a unique bedtime ritual. Rather than read a story, Bob, 60, would write poems with his kids. "I really wanted them to be a ...