The last crickets have stopped chirping. There is a startling, almost unsettling, shift and rapid change which happens in November in New England that always takes me by surprise. Whereas…
Anansi the Spider is written/adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott. I have found it a compelling story for young children in exploring family, cooperation,spirit animals, the moon, sky and earth,…
Meditating with Children It is never too early to start meditating with children, doing yoga and movement with kids, and integrating some sort of mindfulness practice with your children at…
Earth and Me, Our Family Tree: Nature's Creatures, by J. Patrick Lewis and illustrated by Christopher Canyon, was commissioned by a group of Japanese educators and publishers to "convey global…
Jospeh Bruchac is one of the great teachers of our times and is central to the work that I do with young children. As a Native American, Abenaki, author, poet,…