“The Boxcar Children” Series: Everything You Need to Know
The Boxcar Children is a longstanding series of chapter books. Aimed at readers in grades 2-6, there are now more than 160 […]
Revisiting Christmas Wonder: 3 Books to Ignite Imagination
Savoring seasons is a worthwhile exercise in civility. No one will ensure that you make the most of each time of year, […]
E.B. White’s “The Trumpet of the Swan” and Freedom Well Understood
E.B. White is likely best known for the children’s classic, “Charlotte’s Web.” White was inspired to write children’s stories by his niece, […]
Thomas Sowell Speaks the Truth: There are no solutions, only trade-offs
Thomas Sowell is an economist who writes with refreshing depth and breadth of thought. Far from the dull and dry economists who […]
The Treasure Box Reminds Us of Boredom So Sweetly Remembered
In the Catholic Children’s Treasure Box, there are many charming and imaginative stories, games, and fancies. The series, originally magazines for children, […]
Evaluating Our Parents: A Little Humor Goes a Long Way
Gone are the days when we say confidently of our forebears: “They were strong and good.” We tend now to view our […]
Innocence
Where dips the rocky highlandOf Sleuth Wood in the lake,There lies a leafy islandWhere flapping herons wakeThe drowsy water rats;There we’ve hid […]
Caroline Criado Perez’s “Invisible Women” Assumes We Overvalue Hyperfocus. We don’t.
If you want to get your daily funnies in for some good laughs, consider renting a copy of Caroline Criado Perez’s “Invisible […]
Why Does My Child Scream Uncontrollably?
When people envision having children, this is not one of the questions they often imagine asking. We’re not talking about the comprehensible […]
Cheryl Bardoe’s “Nothing Stopped Sophie”: A Story about a Lady Mathematician That Actually Inspires
“The human spirit requir[es] more resources inside when outside it has less.” –Sophie Germain Many “empowering” books for girls are silly puff pieces. […]