For the Love of Peter Rabbit
Diving into the life of Beatrix Potter is a refreshing plunge, full of fascinating, delightful images and information.
Literature
Honor and Loyalty in Ranger’s Apprentice
Lessons of courage, courtesy, and comradeship are threaded through this page-turning series.
Shakespeare’s Birthday Is a Great Time to Recall His Political Wisdom
As the English-speaking world remembers Shakespeare, let students of politics celebrate as well.
The Folly of English Teachers Who Oppose Reading
The National Council of Teachers of English wants to ‘decenter’ book-reading and essay-writing as the fundamentals of English class. This is a mistake.
Audiobooks to Make the Time Fly
Whether you’re alone in the kitchen or with your family in the car, listening to books is the best entertainment.
The Model English Butler Goes Native
Sid Fleischman’s rollicking tale By the Great Horn Spoon! shouldn’t be missed.
Changing, and Staying the Same
Two American operas based on classic Italian novels had their premieres about five weeks apart.
Rags to Riches, Winter to Spring
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tales of transformation grew out of a tumultuous transatlantic life.
The Real Jack Kerouac
He was a touchstone of the Beat generation. But conservatives should not dismiss him so readily.
Wandering through the Limberlost
Gene Stratton-Porter’s writing captures the beauty of a lost Indiana wilderness.