Calvin and Hobbes: Imagination, Exploration, Investigation

If childhood was personified, he’d sport blonde spiky hair and a red tee shirt.
To me, Calvin and Hobbes incapsulates three major pillars of being a kid: imagination, exploration, and investigation. Read on to see what my son has in common with Calvin (too much) and what Calvin learns from all his adventures (not enough).

Calvin and Hobbes: Childhood in Four Frames

What has made Calvin and Hobbes such an enduring classic for almost forty years? The fact that Bill Watterson’s comics capture the stuff of childhood–the good, the bad, and the hilarious. Read on to see what gives this unforgettable duo such universal appeal.

“On Fairy-Stories,” Part 2: The Purpose

Consider this: “It may be better for [children] to read some things, especially fairy-stories, that are beyond their measure rather than short of it. Their books like their clothes should allow for growth, and their books at any rate should encourage it” (138). At…

Exciting News about a Kindred Site

I’m excited to tell you that one of my articles has been published on the brilliant UK website, Transpositions! Head on over there and check it out!