Kennings in The Hobbit

Ever since I published a post on Old English kennings three and a half years ago, I planned to write… Read more Kennings in The Hobbit

Picture Books for Women’s History Month (3)

Here’s the last installment of picture book reviews for Women’s History Month. You’ll see that they touch on events like… Read more Picture Books for Women’s History Month (3)

In celebration of Women’s History Month here are twelve more picture books about fascinating women from history, starting with botanist… Read more Picture Books for Women’s History Month (2)

March is Women’s History Month! This year I’ve decided to share 35 picture books featuring women from throughout history. Activists.… Read more Picture Books for Women’s History Month (1)

As a follow-up to last Monday’s post, today I’m sharing five picture books about twentieth century American artists whom you… Read more Five Picture Books About 20th Century Artists

Some historical figures (like Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin) have several children’s picture books written about them. Others —… Read more Three Picture Books About 20th Century Artists

This fall I was initiated into the world of Benjamin Franklin picture books. Here are my reviews of seven of… Read more Seven Picture Books About Benjamin Franklin

I recently went through all my old blog posts to create an index of the historical figures covered in my… Read more Four Picture Books About Mary Cassatt

Reading some picture books about Leonardo da Vinci recently reignited my interest in him. What a genius! Not only did… Read more Four Picture Books About Leonardo da Vinci

Did you read historical fiction as a child? I didn’t have any ambition to become a historian or archivist, but… Read more Favourite Historical Fiction of My Childhood

I think picture books are a great way to learn about historical figures and famous inventors should be particularly interesting… Read more Four Picture Books About Edison and Tesla

It’s a well-known fact that Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during World War II, but the same thing happened… Read more Three Picture Books About Internment Camps