A little known gem in the children's book industry — decorated envelopes by children's book illustrators posted to their perspective publishers. Here is a superb collection from Alison Green of Scholastic. Check out these great little doodles of postal goodness. Ones we admire, we hope they inspire....

CBeebies, a television channel produced by the BBC, does a wonderful job of bringing old fashioned storytelling together with interactive elements in an upcoming broadcast of Story Train. Kids not only listen to a great story, but then get to re-tell the story while "interacting" with the story pages visuals. This episode...