Books, places, and books that take you places
I am happily spending the month of November surrounded by piles of books. I am reading along with other kid lit book bloggers as we choose our favorite children’s and YA books published in the past year. I am serving on the Cybils Easy Reader and Early Chapter Book committee as we choose the best […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
