Fortune cookies are an iconic American invention that also reveals Asian American history. I’m featuring children’s books that showcase fortune cookies in a variety of ways, just like the fortune itself. I’m also giving away 3 signed copies of Fortune Cookies for Everyone! To enter, please leave a comment. Congrats to Jennifer D., Art, and…
An estimated 10 percent of divorced people receive alimony, according to the United States Census Bureau. Alimony is imposed to provide financial support to the lower-earning partner and maintain a similar standard of living to that before the marriage was dissolved. The implementation of alimony can differ between states. Do you have to pay alimony…
I wasn’t able to make it to the Maui Nuei Botanical Gardens on Maui so I was thrilled to see Native Hawaiian plants in front of the Kapalua Plantation Course building. This small garden had a lot of plants: Ape Kalo/Taro Awa/Kava/Kavakava Ahinahina Mamaki Ahu’awa It reminded me of a childhood favorite picture book sent…
In Boston, we have the Boston Tea Party reenactment, featuring a replica of the boat. It’s a popular school field trip outing as well as a tourist attraction. In San Sebastián, Spain, there is a replica of the boat that Christopher Columbus used in his quest to find a new route to India. The Santa…
Statista reveals that in 2025, around 15.3 million children in the U.S. were living with their single mom. Meanwhile, another 3.3 million children are documented to be living with their single dad. Such numbers have decreased ever since their peak in the year 2012. How can a mother lose custody of her child? This is…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics, the divorce rate in America has been going down for the past twenty years. The provisional figure stated for 2023 is 672,502 divorces in the country. Some couples are in the process of seeking legal separation, which allows them to live in different abodes by…
I am thrilled that Betsy Bird reviewed Red Comet Press’s entire Spring and Fall catalog on School Library Journal. Here’s her review of Barbed Wire Between Us: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, ill. Violeta Encarnación ISBN: 9781636551920 Publication Date: March 31, 2026 Isn’t that cover just jaw-dropping? This is a complex…