Review: Goosebumps Offers the Perfect Blend of Wry, Spooky Nostalgia
Hello, hello, hello, my fronds! It's me, Count Olaf — just kidding. I've been slow to post this week because…
A Short and Simple Guide to Spider Plants
Introduction Don't ever talk to its son or its son's son or its son's son's son or its son's son's…
Review: Merci Suárez Changes Gears Is a Winsome Story About Intergenerational Immigrant Family Love
Meg Medina's Merci Suárez Changes Gears explores family and school drama with warmth and nuance. I recently picked up Meg…
A Short and Simple Guide to Schefflera (Arboricola)
Introduction The schefflera, or umbrella plant, is just one of those plants that looks both whimsical and elegant. As the…
Review: One Crazy Summer Layers Revolution With Emotional Nuance
One Crazy Summer is a salient read that illuminates revolutionary ideas and emotional nuance through a child's perspective. Rita Williams-Garcia's One…
A Short and Simple Guide to Sansevieria Plants
Introduction Sansevierias, aka snake plants, exude a timeless sense of cool. They flaunt a sculptural look and marbled patterning, so…
Review: Jacqueline Woodson’s Harbor Me Is a Radical Exercise in Empathy
Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me explores systemic American violence with a gentle force. Of all of the kid lit I've been…
A Short and Simple Guide to Dracaena
An Introduction to Dracaenas I first got the impulse to buy a dracaena after watching Netflix’s Tuca and Bertie, which…
Review: The Science of Breakable Things Gets to the Yolk of Human Complexity
Review: Hope remains an unbreakable force in Tae Keller's The Science of Breakable Things. Tae Keller's The Science of Breakable Things might…
Review: Zoe in Wonderland Beautifully Finds Roots in Reality
Review: Zoe in Wonderland is a down-to-earth story that grounds itself in reality. Since this is a plant and book…