Reading is a major part of childhood. But what makes a good children's book? For award-winning children's book author-illustrator and Wisconsin native Kevin Henkes, it's all about the timing.

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Pioneering Jewish social activist Lizzie Kander turned a recipe book she made for new immigrants in Milwaukee into the most successful charitable cookbook in American history. A new book examines the impact of “The Settlement Cook Book” for generations of women.

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