Nancy Maes

Evanston author Mary Elise Monsell has written a series of delightful books about a penguin named Mr. Pin who takes up detective work in Chicago. Runamuck Productions has turned some...

The National Crime Prevention Council has a few tips to take the real-life "scariness" out of Halloween. To make sure that people who hand out treats aren't playing tricks on...

"Rapunzel" at the Marriot Lincolnshire Theatre: The Grimm Brothers' tale of "Rapunzel" is a dark, dramatic story, but you wouldn't know it from the production being presented by Marriott's Lincolnshire...

"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" at Apple Tree's Theatre for Young Audiences: This special production makes palpable the pain caused by prejudice and the courage required to battle it....

On Monday the American Library Association awarded Evanston-born artist Paul O. Zelinsky the 1998 Caldecott medal for his outstanding illustrations of "Rapunzel," richly detailed oil paintings reminiscent of the style...

The Chicago Children's Theatre has taken the risk of presenting this show and has succeeded in making Bram Stoker's world-famous horror story palatable for a young audience. The secret is...

In 1861 paleontologists discovered a fossil in a limestone quarry in Germany, and they couldn't believe their eyes. They had found what looked like a dinosaur, yet it had feathers...

Because children are encouraged to come in pajamas to "A ROCKIN' TEDDY BEAR HOOTENANNY!" at the OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC, Ralph Covert, who will be performing, is trying...

Children who come to the FIELD MUSEUM for "Sharing Our Stories, Sharing Our Visions" will be able to learn how to play games with string that are played in different...

Grandchildren can take the "plunge" to see the watery depths of the Shedd Aquarium with their grandmothers and grandfathers and discover how sharks and eels and other aquatic animals live....