Author Joy Pullmann profileMany families I know are cutting summer road trips due to the highest gas prices many of us have ever seen. That’s especially sad given this national semiquincentennial should be the year of extra roadtrips to visit historical and commemorative sites and activities. The United States has such breathtakingly distinct landscapes, completely unlike any other place in the world.

Even those whose inflation-decimated budgets can still accommodate road trips will appreciate the opportunity to take a special one through history with their children or grandchildren for less than it costs to fill up our best-gas-mileage car in these days of ominous $4.50 gallons. The massive new commemorative volume, The American Book of Fables by Matthew Mehan and illustrated by John Folley, motors imaginations through America old and new. It’s out May 19, but you can preorder now, and that helps the book gain visibility with other readers! …

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