Well Being Magazine

bookshelf: Rustic Joyful Food: My Heart’s Table

By Danielle Kartes Rustic Joyful Food: My Heart's Table showcases rising Seattle food star Danielle Kartes's uniquely homey and delicious recipes. With a focus on hearth, home, family, and connecting with the people you love, Danielle's from-the-heart creations will help you build memories around the table that last a lifetime. "It's my hope that you will find something to love within these pages – that one of my recipes will become your Read more »

bookshelf: Why?

By Laura Vaccaro Seeger Two-time Caldecott and Geisel Honoree Laura Vaccaro Seeger weaves a simple story about the unfailingly curious Rabbit – and his patient friend Bear, who always answers his questions. Seeger’s detailed, lush watercolor illustrations encourage the reader to figure out the reason for each question. Over and over, Bear gives the best answers he can – until, in the depths of winter, he has no answer to give. Read more »

bookshelf: Seeds and Trees

By Brandon Walden Words are powerful. They can hurt or they can heal. In Seeds and Trees, the reader discovers a young prince who gathers seeds both green and dark from those he encounters. He faithfully plants and waters all those seeds daily, but comes to realize that the dark trees harm the green ones. With the help of a kind friend he discovers he can cut down, uproot, and then Read more »

Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made a Nation

By John Meacham and Tim McGraw Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music – by the lyrics, performers, and instruments that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. In Songs of America Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw take readers Read more »