Category: reading

  • On ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER

    I just love recommending books! And today, I have the privilege of being featured over on the ever-fabulous Kidville blog, Voices from the Ville. If you have kids that love to collect, build, or invent, this book is for you. ENJOY! Share this:

  • On Reading Good with Goodreads

    I love the idea of Goodreads. But somehow, I haven’t been able to get into the groove of actually participating much in it. I like being able to track the books I have read. I like being able to see what my friends are reading, and get book recommendations. And,…

  • On Books that Change Us

    Just the other day on Facebook, my friend Teri asked people to tell her which novels were the most important to them growing up. Without a second thought, my fingers dashed across the keyboard with this response: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler by E.L. Konigsburg and…

  • On Resolutions about Resolutions

    I don’t want to write this blog post. It’s the one where I tell you how I have failed miserably and completely given up on the Newbery Challenge. It’s the one where I tell you that I never even made it through the first book on the list. And it’s…