Every year, I look forward to The Cornell Lab's Feeder Watch citizen science project. I move my laptop into the kitchen for a bit every...

I love that biographies offer us a window into the adventures, decisions, and struggles of people we admire. It's fun to discover little...

When I was younger my grandmother and I spent hours on the beach looking for interesting rocks, shells, and sand dollars. It's no wonder...

It's interesting how perspective changes things. Those paper brick building blocks that seemed gigantic when you're a two-year-old and...

I remember my kids fascination with the fables about how animals got their stripes, shells, or why spiders made webs. Fantastical stories...

Unfortunately, more and more children are affected by homelessness. Having seen the effects and emotions surrounding this circumstance,...

It's probably horrible to admit, but I have never read Ramona. She just never appealed to me. But the Mouse and the Motorcycle, and...

It's so easy, even for the most outgoing person, to occasionally feel invisible. Like no one sees them. Tough enough when you're an...

The Crystal Kite Award Winner is - At The End of Holyrood Lane Although most of my reviews are of books released in the calendar year,...

What a fun month! The anniversary of the Apollo 11 Launch resulted in so many great books on the astronauts, the moon, and space...