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

I've been sitting on numerous blog ideas lately and resolved that I would write this one. Yesterday was Earth Day but we like to celebrate Earth Day all week ... and month ... and year. A favorite activity at home, which Ana and the Wild whole-heartedly endorse, is making and planting/launching seed bombs, or balls if you prefer a more benign designation. Seed bombs are a fun and easy DIY activity that aids rewilding. What's rewilding? Rewilding aims to restore ecosystems to