Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.

Beyond Boundaries · Essays and Tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood

We, the Curious Ones by Marion Dane Bauer

Books Are for Sharing 2024

December 17, 2024

Need one more special present? These are great gifts for the season, books to be enjoyed by any age reader: We, the Curious Ones by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by…

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NCTE Panel on Mental Health for Young People

December 4, 2024

Stories help us make sense of our world. Stories also help us understand ourselves and others. At the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference, our panel of four…

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Go Home

Go Home by Terry Farish and Lochan Sharma

November 19, 2024

How do people change? Do they? Do I? What kind of experiences can diminish suspicion or hate?

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We Miss You, George Floyd

We Miss You, George Floyd

October 15, 2024

This picture-book tribute to George Floyd is eloquent and powerful in its simplicity.  The words flow like a song.

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Walking Grandma Home

Social and Emotional Books

September 24, 2024

More good books are coming out that address the important issue of social-emotional problems facing kids today.

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