In "Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends", Sachiko Susa demonstrates the simple techniques that lead to lifelike miniature dogs, cats, hamsters, and hedgehogs. Needle felting, the art of fusing roving wool into shapes by poking it with a... Read More

Cancer is a difficult subject for children to process, as India Desjardins’s A Story about Cancer with a Happy Ending shows. The book follows one child’s experience of the disease with inspired, no-holds-barred determination. It is... Read More

When a poem causes you a wince of discomfort, chances are that it’s the poet who let down her defenses and revealed a psychic wound. Such vulnerability is powerful. You feel for the poet, and such feelings are what make us best as... Read More

Kalu’s passion for African cuisine and culture pervades her interesting book, "My African Restaurant Adventure". Akon Margaret Kalu’s "My African Restaurant Adventure" evaluates the current state of African restaurants in the United... Read More