Yesterday, September 17, was Constitution Day, a commemorative day to celebrate the signing of the final draft of the U.S. Constitution by members of what became known as the Constitutional Convention. The gathering of delegates from across the states was originally known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, or the Grand Convention. It was called by a group of leading men of the day--familiar names like James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Dickinson

Sinclair Lewis Born in 1885, Sinclair Lewis went from rural Minnesota to Yale University to New York City and beyond. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Lewis became a journalist, novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and sometimes lecturer. He earned commercial success with his early novels Main Street (1920), which spotlighted the potential power of imagination in small town America, and Babbitt (1922), which satirized materialism, consumer culture, unthinking adherence t

So, in my last post, I covered rewilding and biodiversity and suggested a fun Earth Day or more generally spring activity. Rewilding and biodiversity are big themes in The Wall and the Wild, in which Ana, who wants a perfect garden, learns that she might be going about the process in some harmful ways. She's looking a little frustrated below. If you love Ana and the Wild, or just want to read some fun, whimsical, informative, and gorgeous picture books about these themes, you