Tag: Children’s Literature

Do Migratory Birds Also Have to Leave Their Friends Behind?

This is an image drawn by an unschooled refugee child living in a camp in the outskirts of Chtoura, Lebanon. She is from Syria but has lived in…

Reading and its Superpowers

I cannot remember who first introduced me to the work of Roald Dahl, but it is his books that sparked a lifelong love of reading for me. I…

A Love That Follows You

One of my earliest childhood memories is of a sweet voice reading sweet words to me from a simple children’s book. The voice belonged to my grandmother and…

The Magic of the Humanities

When I think of my love for the humanities, I think of magic. For me, the humanities offer a glimpse into other realms, worlds filled with wonder, excitement…

The Long Arc of History

My humanities moment is about a brilliant encyclopedia which covered the vastness of world history from the prehistoric times to the present day in a concise and engrossing…

Visiting the Art Museum

My family always visited art museums when I was a child. I’m not quite sure why, as we never talked about the art, and I wondered, in secret,…

The Second Shelf and Beyond

In elementary school, Kathryn Hill itched to move beyond the first shelf of the library books. When she finally reached the second shelf, a new world awaited her:…

“You don’t just run, you run to someplace wonderful.”

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler turned Deborah Ross’s world upside down. Kongisberg’s book chronicles the adventures of Claudia and her brother, who run away…