A moral story that praises a character's honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, according to research.

Many bestselling children’s storybooks, like The Lorax, aim to teach kids important moral lessons. But do they work? New research suggests that they probably don’t, but that parents can effectively ...

The crow cawed loudly. The koel sang sweetly. The crow told the koel, “I like your voice. My voice is bad and I am black. It makes me sad.” “I'm black, too. I am unhappy about it. See the parrot. She ...

As a teacher, father and children's book author, Jon Scieszka avoids books full of lessons. "Since the beginning of kids' books ... it was like: learn your alphabet, learn the colors, or learn morals, ...