The Cat in the Hat

‘Tis the holiday season and time to buy gifts For your friends and your family, The mailman, your niece, Your teacher, your preacher, and your half-cousin Cliff. Books make a great present, When they’re papered in gold, Folded in tissue, Or wrapped in a ribbon. One way or another, they’re much better when given. As […]

Dr. Seuss’s long-lost manuscript, What Pet Should I Get? will be out on July 28th. This never-before-seen book will be Seuss’s 10th with a rhyming title. And we doubt that the great rhymes stop at the cover. You’d think that if you had to rhyme everything, it would limit your ability to make much sense. Well, Dr. Seuss […]

Urban legends are either a lot of good-natured fun or a black hole of terror that will consume your soul, largely depending on what time of day you’re reading about them. While almost everyone has recited a name in front of a mirror in a dark room or listened in growing horror to a story […]

Babysitters—you entrust them with your children, your home, your wifi password. You hand them a list of emergency numbers (pizza joint included), give them a few hurried instructions about baths and bedtime, and (ideally) run out the door before your angel/devils even notice, free to enjoy a blissful evening of kid-free fun. Alas, finding a quality sitter you trust is […]