What to Read to Children: Finding Book Recommendations in Unlikely Places
What you read as a child (whether read aloud to you or read to yourself) says a lot about who you are. […]
“A Dog Who Follows Gladly”: Children’s Fable and a Fine Introduction to Stoicism
What a happy discovery to find Stoic Simple, the work of Phil Van Treuren. I have written before about my love of […]
Elizabeth Goudge’s “Linnets and Valerians”: Children at Their Most Magical
“Free to go where you like and do what you like.” Such a thing had never been said to them before. If […]
“Gift from the Sea,” Grace, and a Woman at Peace with Herself
The source of our agitation is rarely external. We want badly to believe that someone else bears the blame for our sour […]
Erin Gleeson’s “The Forest Feast for Kids”: A Gloriously Colorful Culinary Sampling for Young and Old
Free-form poetry tends to be terrible. We all know this. Same goes for meals in a state of dietary permissiveness. If you […]
How to Birdwatch with Kids
How do you get kids get interested in birds? How do you spend quiet minutes scanning the trees and straining your ears […]
“The Day Boy and The Night Girl” and Why Innocent Children Can Handle Real Life
He did not know what fear was, and that not because he did not know danger; for he had had a severe […]
“Bones and Biscuits”: An Uncontroversial Introduction to Enid Blyton
Will you please tell me something? How much would a seaside cost to buy? I’ll tell you why I want one. It […]
Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and Charming Swedish Childhoods
While the British Isles seem to have some of the most praise-worthy mothers in the universe of children’s stories, Swedish children seem […]
“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 […]