Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wrangling your energetic kindergartener for quiet reading time at home every day can be...rough. But it’s worth doing. Why?

Growing up, my mom and dad read me a picture book the night before I started each new school year. When bedtime came, I would curl up in bed next to my parents—and my dog—and listen intently as they ...

Have you heard about the 1,000 Books Foundation? I love this idea–read 1,000 books to your preschooler, before the little one starts kindergarten. It’s okay to count books that you re-read. That’s ...

LEE — Transitioning from pre-K to kindergarten can be hard. So the Berkshire Museum and Berkshire Bank Foundation have teamed up, again, to make that move a little easier — and a bit more fun — for ...

Two-year-old Sophia Lunar loves Peppa Pig and Cookie Monster. She doesn’t just see the characters on children’s television shows but enjoys them in books her mom reads to her. Sophia is a part of the ...

PITTSFIELD -- The school year may be coming to an end, but for early childhood educators and advocates, it's never too early to start preparing children for kindergarten. The Berkshire Museum, through ...

Dial Books Get ready to be goofy, parents, because The Book With No Pictures will make you appear ridiculous whether you like it or not. Wildly funny and incredibly clever, this book does a bang-up ...