Black History Month: Four Courageous Women

2014-02-11T11:25:00-05:00

Nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, Claudette Colvin, fifteen years old, stayed in her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. It was March 2, 1955, but in the intervening years, this story has been all-but-forgotten. Phillip Hoose's work is essential reading.

Black History Month: Four Courageous Women2014-02-11T11:25:00-05:00

Saving the Owls: Who Knew

2014-03-09T18:39:09-04:00

Admittedly, I chose There's an Owl in the Shower because I had read Jean Craighead George's classic My Side of the Mountain. I knew of her reputation for including ecological and environmental themes in the stories she has written for children. But when I realized that it had been published in

Saving the Owls: Who Knew2014-03-09T18:39:09-04:00

Sita’s Ramayana: A Feminist Retelling

2014-03-20T15:23:42-04:00

As if it wasn't enough to take The Ramayana and present it in images, this volume retells the ancient epic through the eyes of a woman. This is Sita's Ramayana. House of Anansi, 2011 Artwork by Moyna Chitrakar The original Sanskrit text is attributed to the poet Valmiki, and it is

Sita’s Ramayana: A Feminist Retelling2014-03-20T15:23:42-04:00

The Winter Book

2014-07-11T16:20:14-04:00

When I was a girl and allowed to choose my own books for a special occasion, I always selected an anthology. If I'd spotted a book like Rotraut Susanne Berner's The Winter Book, it would have been a shoe in. First, my choice was practical: they were larger books. (Well,

The Winter Book2014-07-11T16:20:14-04:00

“A compelling up close perspective”: Loon

2014-03-20T15:42:21-04:00

Nearly two weeks ago, author Susan Vande Griek and illustrator Karen Reczuch took home the $10,000 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction for Loon. This post's title comes from the jury's description of the book, and the cover alone, with its rich, tapestry-like image, declares that this bird

“A compelling up close perspective”: Loon2014-03-20T15:42:21-04:00
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