Hello Fellow Book Lovers, It’s Cybils Time! And what, you may be asking, are Cybils? The Cybils Award is given by kidlit bloggers to celebrate the best children’s and young adult books of the year. “The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary […]
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Front Door Surprises
This is my front door. For some reason, nearly every time I opened it this week, I was greeted by something wonderful. My son brought this ginormous pumpkin just because he knew I’d like it. My postal lady delivered the best mail ever from Eva in Spain who I met through the April A to […]
Rice From Heaven – The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans
North Korea is front page news these days but it remains a place of mystery to most people. There are few books for children about North Korea so I am excited to share this new one: Rice From Heaven, The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans by Tina Cho (author) and Keum Jin Song (illustrator) […]
What a Wonderful Word!
Hello Friends, Have you been enjoying summer? It has been a wonderful season here. I made a list of summer things I wanted to do and finally checked off the last ones. Don’t you love books that take you other places? I recently read one that I’ve been sharing with my writer friends and others […]
If I Kiss You, Will I Get Diabetes? – a review
From time to time, life throws a new challenge your way. I remember the day that our son was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. A whole new road had to be maneuvered, new vocabulary learned, and meal planning became filled with extra importance. I wish back then that we had the book: If I […]