I don't know about you, but I enjoy reading picture books. Good children's stories are not just for children. There is so much to enjoy in a good picture book, from beautiful illustrations to clever humor to deep, underlying meanings. Here are five of my favorite...

I sat a squirming one-and-a-half year old down in his highchair and slipped on his elephant bib, while my wife dished out steaming lasagna onto our plates. We sat down on either side of Elliott, took his cubby hands in ours, and bowed our heads to thank the Giver of...