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Read All About It: St. Patrick’s Day
I admit, I’ll take any excuse to introduce kids to books. To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, here are some books you might like to try. The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day by Natasha Wing and Amy Wummer...
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Food and Fun for St. Patrick’s Day
Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a great excuse to have a laugh, eat some good food, and chase the snakes out of Ireland. If you can’t make it to Ireland this year (which would be a relief for the...
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The Festival of Purim
Purim has been described as a Jewish mash-up of Halloween and Mardi Gras. The story of Purim is well-known to readers of the Old Testament. The Book of Esther tells how Esther, the Jewish wife of a...
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Purim Cookie: Haman’s Ears
They go by many names – and many spellings – but the Jewish festival of Purim has one standout sweet treat in this cookie. Hamantaschen are triange-shaped cookies that can be filled with a variety of...
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Hear the World
Like most people, I love listening to lots of different kinds of music. From Edith Piaf to Bob Marley to Loretta Lynn to Ali Farka Toure, I’m interested in many different voices. I’ve succeeded in...
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What Kids Should Know About Libya
Photo courtesy http://www.personal.kent.edu/~fhamed/libya.htm Libya has been in the news recently as the United States and other nations enforce a “no fly zone” to help protect Libyan citizens who do...
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A Cookie By Any Other Name
Photo: Real Simple Known as palmiers in France, palmeritas in Spanish, ventaglio in Italian, and elephant ears in English, these little cookies have a devoted, global following. It is believed that...
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Cherry Blossom Festival Unites Japan, USA
On March 27, 1912, American First Lady Helen Herron Taft and Viscountess Chinda, the wife of the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, planted the first two Japanese cherry blossom trees near...
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Martyrs Day in Madagascar
March 29 marks the anniversary of Martyrs Day in Madagascar, a day when 11,000 people lost their lives while opposing French colonial rule in 1947. On this day, their sacrifice is remembered and...
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Russian Kasha
Kasha is one of the oldest Eastern European foods. For more than a thousand years, Russians, as well as other Eastern Europeans, have enjoyed kasha, or buckwheat groats, in a variety of ways....
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