Police are investigating a shooting near a corner store in Reading. The incident happened around 2 p.m. at North 9th and Exeter in front of Krick's Korner store. The scene is across the street from ...

My 3-year-old can't say his R's, so every time I finish reading "A Big Guy Took My Ball" by Mo Willems to him, what he actually says is, "Weed it again." Recently, I pointed out that, not only had I ...

Keats once said, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Some would say the same about a picture book. Many teachers and librarians believe that picture books aren’t just for the wee ones, and they are ...

In the months since Donald Trump has become president, more and more people have become inspired to join the Resistance — whether that means volunteering, campaigning, donating, making calls, ...

The New York Times (8 Oct 2010) reports that children's book publishers are releasing fewer picture books for young readers because parents are pushing their kids into reading advanced text-only ...

We’re taking billions more photos each year than we did a generation ago, but how many of us ever take the time to flip through pictures from baby’s first birthday or last summer’s vacation – or take ...

Once your child reaches elementary school, you’ll notice that your child’s reading level gets periodically tested. Maybe you remember this from when you were a kid, too. The question is: What does ...

Berks County Prothonotary Jonathan Del Collo has a passion for history. The walls of his office on the second floor of the Berks County Courthouse are covered with black-and-white photographs of his ...