Balzer+Bray, $17.99; ages 4 to 8. A new picture book, “Snail Crossing,” relies on the fact that even the youngest readers will know enough to put the tale into context. First, we meet Snail, who is ...

There are a thousand ways you can ruminate on grief and loss on-screen. You can weave it through a topical HBO drama. You can hide it in a Netflix comedy. You can make a mollusk convey it. Or you can ...

Filmmakers Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon are no strangers to the world of adapting the vividly illustrated children’s books of Julia Donaldson for animation. They’ve adapted “Room on the Broom,” “The ...