Large crowds greeted author and illustrator Matt Phelan who was honored over the weekend at Abilene's signature Children's Art and Literacy Festival.

It's an old-fashioned in-between time, when children are not only learning to grasp complicated emotions but still imagine with open hearts and limitless minds. As grown-ups, parents or teachers, we ...

Consider an iconic children’s literature classic: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. In the story, the tree selflessly offers its apples, branches and eventually its entire trunk to the boy.