Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“What dark flower bloomed here,/ what promise led anyone/ down this path, black orchid/ red rose/ how does consciousness separate/ itself from the body?” These lines are part of the first poem (“The ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

Outside In: Nature Poems, written by Daniel Thompson and illustrated by Julia Murray, is the fourth title in the 2026 Blue Peter Book Club. Watch the animation below to discover more about the book.