The Oddmire, Book 1: Changeling
This was another book I stumbled upon thanks to the Libby app‘s recommendation. Gawd, I love that app! I listened to the audiobook while multitasking. It’s the only way I […]
Song for a Whale
This book…OMG. This book broke my heart and warmed it all at the same time. It is just LOVELY! Check out this book on Amazon (affiliate link). This is a […]
The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street
Check out this book on Amazon (affiliate link). I really enjoyed this book! I am often drawn to new books on my Libby app simply because of the cover art […]
Archers, Alchemists, and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Have Loved or Loathed
My son was assigned this book to read in his Build Your Library curriculum and, as is most all the books assigned with this curriculum, this turned out to be […]
Book of the week: I Wonder What’s Under There?
I Wonder What’s Under There, by Deborah Nourse Lattimore I love this book! I think I got it years ago…long before children…from the bargain section of Borders Books (I miss […]
Book of the Week: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World, by Rachel Ignotofsky This is an awesome book! My daughter got this as a gift on her 16th birthday from […]
Book of the Week: Poetry Speaks to Children
Poetry Speaks to Children I’ve had this book for years…I believe it was given to me to review on another website of mine, but I’ve since forgotten. I never got […]
Book of the Week: Amy’s Light
Amy’s Light, by Robert Nutt This is a lovely little story of a little girl bringing fireflies into her room, to chase away the darkness. Told in rhyming verse with […]
Book of the week: The Garden
This book is called “The Garden” in the UK, and “Under the Moon” in the US. Same book. The one I have is called “Under the Moon”. I noticed on […]
Book of the Week: My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, And Me
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, And Me, by Maya Angelou This book is a little young for my kids, but I just adore it. It’s by Maya Angelou! It’s […]
My son reviews the Foxcraft series
My 12 year old son just finished this trilogy and is RAVING about it. So I asked him if he’d write a review about them, to share here…and this is […]
Book of the Week: The Rainbow Bridge
The Rainbow Bridge, by Audrey Wood This week I read an old favorite of mine to my kids. This book is an adapted version of the creation story of the […]
Book of the Week: Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth
I don’t recall how I found this book, years ago…but I’m sure I stumbled upon it as I perused the picture book aisles of a book store, as I always […]
Book of the Week!
So I need to get my butt in gear and finish publishing my 12 part Homeschooling Early Childhood series…It’s all written and I just have some tweaks to do on […]
BOOK REVIEW: Three Cups of Tea: Young Reader’s Edition
Three Cups of Tea: Young Reader’s Edition by Greg Mortenson My kids and I (age 9 boy, 14 girl) really enjoyed this book. I know there’s a lot of controversy […]
BOOK REVIEW: Dear Dr. Bell…Your Friend, Helen Keller
Dear Dr. Bell…Your Friend, Helen Keller by Judith St. George Wow. This is a fascinating book! I had NO idea Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller were such good friends…or […]
BOOK REVIEW: Who Was Amelia Earhart?
Who Was Amelia Earhart? by Kate Boehm Jerome This was an excellent intro to Amelia Earhart! It made us (myself and my 14 and 9yr old) fascinated by this young […]