Spring 2026 Issue
Vol. 38, No. 1 Mar. – Aug. 2026 ISSN: 0899-529X
Our Fragile World • Wildlife • Advice • Taking Action
2 Water Color Art by Ahil Rahman, age 13, Kolkata, India
3 Making a Difference, Taking Action Is a Choice…
5 A Scene from Rural Bengal, Western India • On the Cover
6 Making Wontons • Cook up Freedom, Strengthen Family
7 Meet the Author: Youtao Cao, Age 9, Japan
8 Signal in the Silence • The Sea Keeps its Own Time
10 Poems by Youtao Cao, Japan
11 Wildlife through the Lens of Katsuyuki Shibata
12 Is Convenience Worth the Last Drop? • Stuffed
13 Elegy for the Fragile Universe • Our Sun, a Ghazal Poem
14 Ben & Chandra Save the City • Speaking out Against Air Pollution
15 Abheer Visits Gir National Park • Amelia Earheart Flies Away
16 Accepting and Celebrating the Differences of North Korean Defectors
17 Advice to my Grandnieces and Ahijadas by Sandra Cisneros
18 Consejos de los abuelos: Advice from the Elders, a Photo Essay
22 The Little Princess and the Colorful Butterflies
23 One Wrong Thing • Noteworthy N.E.W.S.
24 The Sleeping Giant • Knock, Knock • Boy in the Back
25 Poems in Support of Our Somali & Somali American Community
27 At Least I Tried
28 I Am the Son of Sprawling Green Forests
31 Adventures in the World of Words
32 Layers of Diverse Beauty
34 “A” Series of Journeys by Kate Han, 16, Canada
Regular Departments
Cover: Children in Umm Tuba, West Bank by Paul Dix
29 Cultural Collage: One Earth • Wish when… • Mother • Student Life
30 Skipping Stones Stew: Terrarium • Who Am I?
33 BookShelf: Multicultural & Nature Books
36 Nature Photos by Paul Dix, Oregon & Herb Everett, Oregon
Please note that we plan to publish content only digitally after this issue! Please visit www.skippingStones.org to read for free recent back issues, this current issue, and our future online content, including the upcoming Youth Awards & Book Awards. Read the content as often as you can; we’ve no paywalls or popup windows on the website.
To download the whole issue (a 8 MB file), click here.
© 2026 by Skipping Stones, Inc. Opinions expressed in these pages reflect views of the contributors, and not necessarily those of Skipping Stones, Inc. Ideas expressed are not professional advice.