children's entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) — With the extension of "Sesame Street" into a high-price neighborhood — HBO, where it premieres Saturday morning — it has signaled sign...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson's name and face adorn the walls of dozens of schools in the U.S. and a medical school in Nigeria. Mayors have handed him ...

LONDON (AP) — Lindsay Mattick's great-grandfather was on his way to fight in World War I when he bought a bear cub he named Winnie, inspiring author A...

NEW YORK (AP) — Some beloved creatures by children's' book author Eric Carle — including a certain hungry caterpillar — are headed to a New York stage...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush Hager are working on another children's book. HarperCollins Publishers told The A...

LONDON (AP) — The secret is out — the first-ever Harry Potter play will be a magical sequel. Producers announced Friday that "Harry Potter and the Cur...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — H.R. Pufnstuf is coming back to television, and he's bringing a few old pals along with him. More than 40 years after the debut of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Pharrell Williams has launched a "Happy" campaign for young readers. The singer has partnered with FirstBook, a nonprofit literacy org...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Muppets, longtime residents of PBS, are getting a second home at HBO. The premium cable channel and Sesame Workshop, which prod...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Corrections has denied a production company's request to film a Kid Rock music video inside an Ypsila...

NEW YORK (AP) — "Sesame Street" is about to be less A-OK. Sonia Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking kid show since 1971, i...

NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie — already a poet, novelist and short story writer — moves into a new realm with his first pi...