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Ezra Jack Keats' The Snowy Day debuted 50 years ago and changed children's literature forever. It was the first time an African American child was depicted in a children's picture book. Here's a closer look at this classic.

Eric Kimmel is the award-winning author of more than 50 books, including Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins. In this interview with the PJ Library in western Massachusetts, Kimmel talks about writing, getting kids to read and the future of books.

Backpacks: Teach Your Kids to Wear Them Safely

Published: 11/02/2012 by Clare Safran-Norton, Ph.D. in Education

School backpacks can do more than carry books; they can injure your kids if not worn properly. Here's some great information and tips from a Boston physical therapist who sees plenty of patients with backpack-related injuries.

Boston Children’s Museum Marks 100 Years

Published: 03/31/2013 by Michelle Xiarhos Curran in Child Development

It's a big year for the Boston Children's Museum. The museum is celebrating its 100th year of operation with a special focus on the "power of play" and an acknowledgement that parents and other adults play just as hard as the kids here.

Meghan MacLean Weir, M.D., author of Between Expectations: Lessons from a Pediatric Residency, talks about her time spent at Children's Hospital in Boston .

Shopping

Published: 07/27/2011 in Child Care

Maternity & baby, children's clothes & shoes, sporting goods, bargains, books and toys

Keep Them Reading With a Summer Book Club

Published: 06/15/2012 by Belinda Mooney in Child Development

Start a summer reading book club so your kids can hang out with their friends and great authors at the same time.

Protect Your Child's Smile

Published: 02/08/2013 by Christina Elston in Health & Wellness

Follow these strategies to help protect and care for your child's teeth.

Monitoring Your Children After Sandy Hook

Published: 12/21/2012 by Deirdre Wilson in Behavior

Pediatricians and psychologists advise parents to continue monitoring their children's reactions in the weeks and months after the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

Blue Man Group and Museum team up for new exhibit

Published: 01/19/2013 by Jennifer Sammons in Family Entertainment

They’re bald and they’re blue and now they’re teaming up with the Boston Children’s Museum to bring you a new experience in sound.