Springfield Children News Today

The Massachusetts Health Connector and Springfield Together will be hosting a free and festive holiday party on Saturday.

The Right To Read film screening Join a coalition of educators, parents and literacy advocates to view this 80-minute documentary. This powerful film, produced by Levar Burton, shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of lifelong success: the ability to read. Includes complimentary food and beverages and a panel discussion. Sponsored by The Reading League Illinois, Great Minds, S...

C-Street Farmer’s Market

Publisher says ‘And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,’ and 5 other Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist imagery Updated Mar 03, 2021; A half-dozen Dr. Seuss books will soon be off bookstore shelves amid accusations of racist imagery. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company focused on preserving the Springfield author’s work and legacy, announced Tuesday that it will stop publishing six Dr. Seuss books. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wr...

Authors’ objection to Dr. Seuss mural causes furor Dave Roback/The RepublicanThe mural of “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” is shown in the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield. Dave Roback/The Republican Artist John Simpson works on the murals on June 24, 2016, in the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum housed in the William Pynchon Memorial Building on the museum grounds in Springfield. Here, he works on the mural of "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Stree...