April 8, 2022

Trees, Bees, and Seeds: 20 Books for Earth Day

“Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for […]
April 1, 2022

History, Hoops, and Jimi Hendrix: Picture Books for National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month! The picture books listed include a broad range of subjects, from Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson’s The 1619 Project, to Hoop […]
March 21, 2022

Women’s History Month: Part II: Picture Book Biographies

This week, the United States Senate began the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. In the court’s 233 year history, Jackson is the […]
March 2, 2022

Women’s History Month: Part I: A Collection of Stories

“I want to keep telling stories of ordinary people. There was a time when few would have thought a story about a bunch of mathematicians could […]