It’s the first book many babies receive as a gift, and one of the few that parents will keep when their child is grown. Why does this 75-year-old story have such staying power? Credit... Supported by ...

Once upon a time there was...A telephone. A red balloon. A comb and a brush, and bowl full of mush. Not much of a story, you say? So said Anne Carroll Moore, the children's librarian at the New York ...

An essay celebrating the story’s 75th anniversary prompted an outpouring from our readers. By Elisabeth Egan When The Times published my essay, “The Enduring Wisdom of Goodnight Moon,” last week, the ...