Laurie Lee’s writing, particularly about nature and the countryside, is just so lyrical and beautiful that it makes perfect bedtime reading. This book compiles ... why not try a poem instead?

Naomi Shihab Nye, Author, Virginia Duncan, Editor, Vivienne Flesher, Illustrator Simon & Schuster $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-80521-9 This uneven picture book, essentially a bedtime poem, begins in a ...

“I would absolutely encourage parents to try and read poetry to children at bedtime,” says Coelho, a poet, playwright and children’s book author who was elected Waterstones Children’s ...