Things Your Grandma Might Have Taught You…..if you are American by Cultural Revivalists is the best way to introduce children to the idea of cultural traditions and the concept of traditional foods. Nowadays children are exposed to foods that are processed, packaged, and microwaved. This...

Are you sure you know your vegetables? All of them? Did you know there’s a vegetable for every letter of the alphabet? Well, only if you’re creative enough. You might think corn should be under ‘c’, but, if it’s sweet corn, it really belongs under...

Our Super Solar System by Camden Short takes young readers on a magical trip to get acquainted with the wonders of space. The sun shines bright and the stars can be tracked. The moon orbits the earth, reflecting the sun through the night. Mercury is...

Purim is a Jewish holiday in late winter/early spring. It celebrates saving the Jewish people from Haman who was planning to kill all of the Jews in his country, the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. It is a time to dress up in costumes, to read...

Did you know that a green sea turtle has a brown shell? But its skin is green, so perhaps that’s how it was named. And green sea turtles can hold their breath for a very long time. Remarkable. So is the fact that there is...

If you enjoyed reading Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, you will love this new children’s book, For Infinity and Beyond. Author Terri Peel Bechtold uses a repetitive—and building—sentence throughout the book. Each time the sentence appears it gets a little longer and longer. The...

“I am able to be me today because of M.E., because of Medgar Evers and his fight for civil rights,” says Renee in Medgar Evers: He Taught His Kids To Crawl So We Could Stand by Katina Rankin. One day Renee asked her sister, Alexis,...

Ever had your curious youngster watch you do yoga and try to copy your fish, cat, cobra or bridge positions? What fun it is to see them trying to imitate mommy or daddy. Now, how about indulging that curiosity even further by letting your...

Carla Mooney's 12 Epic Archaeological Adventures takes readers on a worldwide journey from the safety of their own home. The book introduces readers to twelve archaeological wonders and explains their importance to the world and what we can tell about early humans from it. The...

Explore Canada: 12 Key Facts by Peggy Snow is an excellent resource book for people of all ages. With well organized, brightly colored pages, the book takes readers on a journey through Canada without having to leave their home. The book explains Canada’s government system,...