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Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden

May 13, 2021 by Melanie Heuiser Hill

I’ve been reading gardening books these last few weeks. They’ve kept me entertained and inspired while the temperatures warm in my own garden so that I can begin planting the flats of flowers I have under lights in my laundry room.

The Night the Forest Came to Town

October 22, 2019September 17, 2019 by Vicki Palmquist

A city can be all hard surfaces, concrete, brick, pavement, and glass. Adults can be preoccupied with their devices. Billboards, street lights, every kind of distraction. There's a distinct separation from nature, a disconnect.

Fresh Air: Taking Storytime Outdoors

March 8, 2021April 18, 2019 by Zachary Stier

“We could never have loved the earth so well if we had no childhood in it.” —George Eliot In the state of Iowa, where I live, the change from winter to spring is like an on and off switch. Yet, at the end of another vortex, Spring has finally come to Iowa. Spring is a perfect time to schedule your storytime programs outdoors.… more

One North Star, Three Creative Artists

October 6, 2016September 27, 2016 by Vicki Palmquist

Betsy Bowen’s book, Antler Bear Canoe: a Northwoods Alphabet, has been a favorite alphabet book for the last 25 years, reminding every reader about the things they love in their unique environment. Now, a counting book will sit alluringly on the bookshelf next to that title. One North Star: a Counting Book (University of Minnesota Press) has been written by Phyllis Root, and illustrated with woodcuts by Betsy Bowen and Beckie Prange.… more

Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden

The Night the Forest Came to Town

Fresh Air: Taking Storytime Outdoors

One North Star, Three Creative Artists

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