Eleanor Cameron's writing is remarkable for both its variety and its quality. She divides her writing career into two parts--the ten works which preceded the publication in 1969 of The Green and Burning Tree: On the Writing and Enjoyment of Children's Bo...

The long emotional ordeal of the Umina family has finally ended, with a Colorado judge's decision to restore three young girls to their father's care. Despite the welcome conclusion to the two-year custody battle, the incident reveals a gap in the services and...

An Islamic court overturned the conviction today of an illiterate mother sentenced to be stoned to death for having sex out of wedlock, easing pressure on the Nigerian government in a case that has drawn sharp criticism from around the world. Lawyers hailed...