Yann Martel’s 2001 novel, “Life of Pi,” was a charming, eccentric fable — part philosophical meditation on God, part children’s adventure story about a boy’s voyage across the ocean on a lifeboat with ...

Rabbits are small, timid, and very cute animals that are often adopted as domestic pets. But before they became revered as part of the family, rabbit symbolism had a long history. Rabbits can be seen ...

When the tortoise defeats the hare in a race, we learn that the prize does not always go to the swiftest; when the crow is deceived by the fox, the reader is taught to be wary of flattery. In these ...

If you’re looking for a book to read these days, may I suggest George Orwell’s short novel “Animal Farm.” It takes place at the fictitious Manor Farm, and chronicles the overthrow of the cruel master ...