Seeds of Hope
As we enter the dark time of year and who knows what other kinds of dark times we may be facing, we are looking for stories of hope—and finding them.
Sleeping Bear Press
Sleeping Bear Press
A is for Alphabet! Sleeping Bear Press is known for their intriguing and informational alphabet books. But Sleeping Bear also produces a variety of both nonfiction and fiction books for readers young and not so young.
In Her Own Words:
The Impact of Personal Accounts on Biography
I admit it. I am a history nerd.
Like all biographers, I am fascinated by the past. I love learning about the world of long ago: what people wore, what they ate, the jobs they had, the wars they fought. And nothing thrills me more when I am researching than to discover a firsthand account, a personal writing … a primary source.
How do firsthand accounts help biographers?… more
Bookstorm™: Miss Colfax’s Light
We are pleased to feature Miss Colfax’s Light as our June book selection, in which author Aimée Bissonette and illustrator Eileen Ryan Ewen tell the fascinating story of a woman who served as the Michigan City Lighthouse keeper from 1861 to 1904. Captains and navigators on Lake Michigan relied on her lighthouse to keep them from foundering on the rocks or crashing onto the shore in rough weather.… more
