Much as I love a good fairy tale, I can’t help but have problems with endings that include princes whisking away damsels in distress and making all their problems vanish when they get married. I have ...

Here are Antigone Books best-sellers for the week ending Sept. 5: 1. Mood Indigo Boris Vian ($14) 2. Spider Woman’s Daughter: A Leaphorn & Chee Novel Anne Hillerman ($9.99) 3. Ninja Red Riding Hood ...

Start with flour, sugar and blueberries. Then add a read-aloud of a story about a ninja-fied Red Riding Hood. Mix all that together with the help of six attentive preschoolers and the result is Book ...