American History
A Veteran’s Day Hero Who Happens to be Pop Pop! Celebrate on 11/11/15
The Veteran’s Day Visitor Words and Pictures by Peter Catalanotto and Pamela Schembri November 11th...
Combining History and Holiday
Hanukkah At Valley Forge By Stephen Krensky, illustrated by Greg Harlin With the arrival of...
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th Anniversary of His Death
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing up with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic
And Then What Happened Paul Revere? By Jean Fritz; Pictures by Margot Tomes; Cover illustration...
Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic
The Milkman By Carol Foskett Cordsen, illustrated by Douglas B. Jones If you’ve forgotten,...
Jean Craighead George, Naturalist and Young Readers Author Extraordinaire
With the recent passing this May of Young Readers author, Jean Craighead George, I felt...
Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic
Togo By Robert J. Blake On February 13th, an article appeared in the New York...
A Compass for Fairness
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford with paintings by Jerome...
Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic
Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone; illustrations by Ted Lewin Dedicated to her father’s memory...