Ramadan begins this year on March 22nd, and cul­mi­nates with Eid al-Fitr on either April 20th or 21st. Here are books you can read with your chil­dren if you are observ­ing Ramadan or if you are hon­or­ing Ramadan with your friends and family.

I had sev­er­al goals from the onset. The first was to make human evo­lu­tion under­stand­able. I have always been inter­est­ed in the top­ic but found it very confusing 

The Loon Project, based in Min­neso­ta and Wis­con­sin, dis­cov­ered a loon fam­i­ly car­ing for a mal­lard duck­ling. Find­ing Fam­i­ly relates that story …

This much-antic­i­pat­ed frog­gy sea­son and this week’s World Frog Day mark a time of increased appre­ci­a­tion for our amphib­ian neigh­bors. It’s the per­fect time to study frogs 

In the cold, white of win­ter, we find our­selves occa­sion­al­ly think­ing of green woods, tall trees, and the busy sounds of birds and squirrels.

Illus­trat­ing a book writ­ten by K.L. Going, This is the Plan­et Where I Live, Debra Frasi­er works with col­lage that exu­ber­ant­ly cel­e­brates our con­nec­tions to every­thing on this earth.

They say don’t judge a book by its cov­er but watch out for entic­ing end­pa­pers! I dis­cov­ered the lure of end­pa­pers as a kid leaf­ing through my cousin’s Child­craft series.

Take these books to heart: two books that will help adults and chil­dren find paths into dis­cus­sions about this part of life, Sit­ting Shi­va and Walk­ing Grand­ma Home. 

In the far reach­es of the north­ern hemi­sphere, snow graces the win­ter land­scape and shapes the activ­i­ties of the sea­son. Pic­ture books set in win­ter typ­i­cal­ly fea­ture snowy back­drops. This col­umn takes a look at five Calde­cott Award-win­ning snow stories.

I’m not cer­tain, but I sus­pect sto­ries have played sig­nif­i­cant roles in the lives of most librar­i­ans. We are sto­ry peo­ple, after all — their sacred keep­ers, and we delight in help­ing oth­ers dis­cov­er their wonders.

There are so many ter­rif­ic books about food! I could go on and on with selec­tions and rec­om­men­da­tions but these are a few of my favorites.

There is a dif­fer­ence between keep­ing peace and mak­ing peace. It is not about avoid­ing dis­com­fort and try­ing to keep every­body hap­py, but brave­ly join­ing in the work of jus­tice. There is a dif­fer­ence between keep­ing peace and mak­ing peace. It is not about avoid­ing dis­com­fort and try­ing to keep every­body hap­py, but brave­ly join­ing in the work of justice.

A new recipe is always an adven­ture. I’ve recent­ly exper­i­ment­ed with low car­bo­hy­drate, low sug­ar recipes. Start­ing a new writ­ing project is just as much an exper­i­ment. Each book requires a dif­fer­ent look at research, and I build on what I’ve learned with oth­er projects.