Under East Germany’s hardline Communist government, the lives of ordinary citizens were bleak. Any neighbor or coworker could be a Stasi informer, and tight family bonds were the only ones that could be trusted. In Forty Autumns, former U.S. Army intelligence Read More …
In the 1940s and 1950s, Nyna Giles’s mother Carolyn Scott was a sought-after Eileen Ford model with many photo spreads and magazine covers to her credit. She was also a close friend of the young Grace Kelly, and served as Read More …
Losing a pet is never easy and quite often a heartbreak for the entire family. A picture book that addresses that loss in a meaningful and hope-filled way is Dog Heaven, written and illustrated by Cynthia Rylant. With beautifully saturated Read More …
Journalist Michael Scott Moore spent almost three years as a hostage held by Somali pirates. This book is his account of the uncertain, desperate, and at times violent days spent hiding out in dilapidated houses and on board a hijacked Read More …
Being a kid isn’t always easy. Life can get busy. Emotions can be confusing. Sometimes it can all be a bit overwhelming. How can you handle it all? One word: mindfulness. In Mindful Me: Mindfulness and Meditation for Kids, Whitney Read More …