Matty Wright, who plays outfield for the Stony Brook baseball team, wrote a children's book now available for purchase and is currently working his second. Newsday Sports' Jamie Stuart reports.

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Oscars season is upon us — and if you're behind on the nominees, there's a way to watch five in just 90 minutes this weekend.

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What is free, low technology, hugely important and fun to do with people of all ages? The answer is read aloud. I was fortunate while growing up with four siblings to belong to a family that read.

Kids are notoriously tough on tablets, especially in the winter when they're locked indoors more than normal. Your kids need a tablet built to withstand everything they can throw at it (literally).

Shaun the Sheep is an international treasure ... flicks as four kids decide that they’re going to replace their apathetic parents with ones that actually care. Based on the book of the same ...