Great Children’s Literature: A Forest of Stories

A Forest of Stories, by Rina Singh and Helen Cann, is a collection of "magical tree tales from around the world." These folktales reign from China, Guatemala, Japan, India, Nigeria, Israel, and Morocco. As Rina explains in the introduction to A Forest of Stories, Trees are here … [Read more...]

Eco Trips for Families

In this week's Sierra Club Insider, it was stated that the family vacation is disappearing from American culture. According to Treehugger, a new study by Oliver Pergams of the University of Illinois-Chicago and Patricia Zaradic of the Environmental Leadership Program found … [Read more...]

Children's Literature: Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon

My daughter is a vegetarian, a choice she made on her own as a four-year-old. I am a vegetarian, but her father eats fish and the rare locally-grown beef. As a toddler, we let her make her own food choices, as I figured her body would tell her what healthy choices she … [Read more...]

Green to the Letter Giveway: Free Eco Stationary

Last week, Kelli shared with us Green Valentines made by Stubby Pencil Studio. Stubby Pencil Studio offers 100% recycled (post-consumer) coloring, interactive cards, as well as eco-friendly art supplies for children and adults (see Victoria's post on Crafting a Green World … [Read more...]

Food Additives Suck!

The more I read about food additives, the more my convictions to feed my family natural, organic food is confirmed. Just yesterday, my daughter brought home tons of junk Valentine's Day candy from school. At first, she wanted to eat it, but then we had a talk about the candy's … [Read more...]