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To some, Dr. Catherine McTamaney is a renowned author and lecturer at Montessori events and conferences who pushes Montessorians to...

This week, Gaby and I had the pleasure of leading another Parent Education discussion for a small toddler Montessori school here in...

What have you learned about each other on the bus tour? Among questions about writing preferences and subject matter selection, one young...

There are a few things I look for, specifically, when I pick up a book for young readers. Some of them are part of a mental checklist...

Does anyone remember this commercial in which a father and daughter sit on a beach, and the young girl asks innocently, "Daddy, why is...

Picture book biographies have proven to be a source of uncovering lesser-known stories of some of history's most extraordinary people....

Surprise! It's another list of fabulous picture book biographies for your reading pleasure in this Women's History Month. After our...

David Elliott's newest book for young adults is Joan of Arc as you've never seen her before. Just in time for Women's History Month,...

A week ago, people around the world celebrated International Women's Day, but in the United States we've set aside the month of March to...

There were probably a lot of eyes rolled in Massachusetts this morning when we got more snow, pushing back the arrival of spring yet...

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: It is the...

I'm sitting with around a hundred other fifth graders in the frontmost rows of the school auditorium, waiting for the last weekly...

Aaaand we're back. Gaby and I both have quite the busy holiday season, both full of travels and deadlines of all varieties, and somehow...

Hello, everyone! We're here! We promise! After a little hiatus, Gaby and I are so excited to be getting back to Cosmic Bookshelf. We've...

Somehow we're reaching the end of 2018 -- a huge year for Grace and me, with not only a slew of personal adventures, but our joint...

The other day, I was listening (belatedly) to a podcast about Thanksgiving, in which the host argued against having an annual...

After two weeks of taking field trips together, we're back to share our check-in with everyone here. What's happening in that stack of...

Deborah Sosin, author of the 2015 picture book Charlotte and the Quiet Place, is a jack of all trades —and a master of several, too. With...

As we so enthusiastically shared on our social media a few weeks ago, Gaby and I took a field trip up to Portland, ME, to see a small but...

Grace and I are going to be looking ahead to the books coming out each season so we can get an idea of what's coming to shelves. Fall is...