Rachel Vellenga/review | Tracing back to their roots
Do you ever wonder when our domesticated animals and plants joined us in our fight for survival as a species? “Tamed: Ten Species That Changed Our World,” by Alice Roberts,…
The 10 best books of 2025: Censorship, crime and compassion
There are 49 books in front of me, stacked like colorful bricks in a wall. These are the 49 books I didn’t include in the Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books…
Alice B. McGinty/review | During this month of thanks, we focus on food
This November, filled with feasting and gratitude, we are celebrating food with two new delicious picture books!The first is “How Do You Eat Color” (2025, Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers,…