New semester, new professors and a new stack of overpriced textbooks. Let’s be honest, $144+ to rent an eBook for six months? Seriously? It’s not even a physical book. No physical pages to flip through, no highlighting with a real pen, just the privilege of scrolling through a time-limited digital version on your device of choice. Whether that be a laptop, smartphone, or a tablet, each comes with its own set of limitations: eye strain, screen glare, battery limitations, and a general lack of authentic engagement.

Three years after the Covid shutdown, Liz Bolton looks back on Dr. Seuss Day in a kindergarten classroom in early March of 2020 (when things still felt normal) and the weeks afterward (when they no longer did).