The Lenni Lenape (First or True people) or the Delaware, were the original inhabitants of northeastern United States. Forced off their ancestral lands by white settlers, many of them migrated to Oklahoma, where they are now reclaiming... Read More

To autistic Josh, new people are like new shoes, “They both rub him the wrong way.” His sister, Jody, narrates when their Great Aunt Tilda comes to visit. Although frustrated by her brother’s interruptions during a game with Aunt... Read More

Little Eddie elephant is excited when his cousins arrive to help him celebrate his birthday. He and his cousin Sam have a surprise that’s sure to win them first prize in the party’s mud castle contest. But Eddie’s fun is... Read More

“Wandering Tattler, Timberdoodle, Teal. Nutcracker, Gnatcatcher, are these real?” the author asks. Only a bird lover would be able to answer this question confidently, but even those whose avian inventories are limited to blue jays... Read More

A snowy Christmas day never looked as good as it does through Jane Chapman’s glittery illustrations. Glitter is sprinkled liberally throughout the landscape and carefully applied to wings and leaves and houses to make a mouse... Read More

It’s easy to dismiss Jefferson Davis as simply the President of the Confederacy, which fought to uphold slavery. Children and adults alike may be surprised, therefore, to learn that Jefferson Davis and his compassionate family adopted... Read More

When the swirling Aurora Borealis appears in Arctic skies, polar bears, the Inuit “king of beasts,” congregate to dance the night away. Inuit folklore says that spirits from the Aurora transform themselves into different animals when... Read More

Pachyderms are known for their memory, but the welcome of a new member of a elephant sanctuary herd came as a tender surprise. Shirley lived at a zoo for twenty-three years after a broken leg rendered her unable to do circus tricks. When... Read More