There’s nothing I find more inspiring than exploring a new neighborhood, city, or natural setting bursting with brightly colored hues. It’s no secret that all around the world children and adults alike feel uplifted, electrified even, in colorful surroundings. That’s because colors connect us, they breathe life into the world...

This revolutionary collection of short stories celebrates extraordinary women from around the globe, past and present, who have changed the course of history. My daughter and I love reading them together, and her classroom peers and their mothers have all fallen in love with the book as well. We enjoy...