Parents | Raising readers & learners.

Home of Parent & Child Magazine

Gail Melson, PhD

Gail F. Melson is professor emerita of child development and family studies at Purdue University. She is the author of Why the Wild Things Are: Animals in the Lives of Children.

Find Just-Right Books

Most Popular

Sponsor Spotlight

Every Day is a Big Day
Complete Mini™ Missions with your family and get rewarded!