book review

I loved this sweet story by Mass and Stead about a girl and her magical creature Bob that she had forgotten in a closet for 5 years. I wish I had a friend like him to remember and play chess with right about now. I’ve just given up on another adult story because I am… Read more

Edge of Extinction: The Ark Plan

What if people brought back the dinosaurs like the scientists in Jurassic Park but not just on an island? And then what if they took over as apex predators and the surviving humans had to move into gigantic underground shelters to survive? Would they then trust the leader or ‘Noah’ who controlled life in the… Read more

I’m not always sure that Kate DiCamillo writes for kids. I never got to read Kate DiCamillo as a I kid so I can’t say for certain if her writing would have worked for me. When I was much younger, I liked all kinds of books that were definitely not for kids–like THE CLAN OF… Read more

Angel Thieves has many stories of several characters happening across time, and it did take me more than a minute to sink into the many different pieces woven together. Appelt does not wrap things up neatly at the end. But to me this makes sense given that many of the characters were enslaved and their… Read more

I can’t remember when I first discovered Leo Lionni. It may have been with my now grown son twenty years ago. Since then I have read several of his works and especially enjoy Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. With a tale similar to The Velveteen Rabbit, this story tells of a toy that becomes a… Read more

Last weekend we were hiding from the rain in a small Westport shop. My husband was standing at the book display chuckling behind his mask. “Quinton would like this,” he said. I bought it because the husband liked it and because in the first few lines I could tell the language and art lived up… Read more

Story wonders: Notorious RBG

Today, I adopted the calico’s strict sleeping regimen: Sleep until 8:00 am, wake for a few hours, and then sleep more until the kid gets home from school at 3:00 pm. I’ll probably go to bed at my usual early time. I don’t think I’d want to do this all the time, but it’s all… Read more

One of the best parts of writing for children is finding authors and their outstanding books. I picked up Fannie Never Flinched at the writing conference I went to in Spokane last weekend and read every word, shocked at how much one woman did for others many years ago. Beautifully written with incredible photos of… Read more

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