It might look like child's play, but writing picture books is an exact science. Mem Fox — who has just published her 49th ...

The B Street Theater is getting into the holiday spirit by holding a series of plays called “‘Tis the Season: Folktales and ...

An excerpt from ‘Folk Tales from Meghalaya’, by Sobhona Bhattacharjee, translated from the Bengali by Utsa Bose.

English was always one of my favorite subjects. But when it came to learning literary terms, I lost interest quickly.

The Fredonia Shakespeare Club met last month at Barlow’s Mill in Fredonia for the second meeting of the 2024-2025 season.

The National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy ...

African folktales teach important lessons about using water positively for the environment. The Enchanted Drop of African ...

While growing up in Pawtucket, retired United States Air Force veteran Joseph Bolton always thought he and his family were ...

national mythology and children’s literature. The Germans theorized nationalism in order to create a nation-state out of many ...

Stories about La Llorona have not only terrified ... The 2006 Mexican horror movie is inspired by the folktale of La Llorona and the legends of highway apparitions. The film follows two twin ...

The practice was later picked up by children who would go door ... The name jack-o-lantern comes from an Irish folktale of a man named Stingy Jack. The story goes that Jack invited the Devil ...