CLEVELAND — Home schooling is tough. Sitting and crafting with the kids is time consuming. But – I have to admit – the toughest part of my day is figuring out how to entertain my young toddler. She is ...

An animated short film based on a 1989 wordless picture book by Bill Martin Jr. In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - ...

Children can act out ""A told B/ and B told C,/ `I'll meet you at the top/ of the coconut tree' "" with the magnets included in the Chicka Chicka ABC Magnet Book by Bill Martin Jr. and John ...

MILWAUKEE — Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th ...

Editor’s Note: Sarah Williamson is a children’s book author and illustrator whose books include “Elevator Bird,” “Cactus and Flower,” “Let’s Go!” and “Where Are You?” The views expressed here are her ...

Beloved children’s book illustrator Lois Ehlert died of natural causes Tuesday in Milwaukee, her publisher Simon & Schuster said. She was 86. The Wisconsin native was best known for her brightly ...