What on earth is gouache? I’ll have to admit, before I came across Jeremy Ford’s book, The Art of Gouache, your guess would have been as good as mine. Is…
Read moreThe Running Rooster—Book Review
Do you remember the first hand-sewing project you ever did? If memory serves, my first project was a very ungainly doll who never received her final touches—including hair! Unless, of…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Holiday Stories
Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party. As promised, our party room today is—blankets! If you don’t believe blankets are a room, you need a large…
Read moreHetty’s Thanksgiving—Book Review
What kind of story do children actually enjoy? Hetty’s Thanksgiving by Isabella Alden is a story that got me thinking about this question recently. As adults, we place a lot…
Read moreTabby’s White Hyacinth—Book Review
Of all 30 books we’ve selected for the Five Fall Favorites blog party, Tabby’s White Hyacinth has to be the one with the most unusual backstory. As we were trying…
Read moreThanksgiving: What Makes It Special—Book Review
Tired of children’s Thanksgiving books that forget the true meaning of the holiday? Stories that hinge on a generic message of “be thankful” without any reference to the true Giver…
Read moreA Pioneer Thanksgiving—Book Review
A Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood is a story that has been part of my family’s Thanksgiving celebration since I was a child. It was the special accompaniment to “cranberry…
Read moreHoliday Tales—Book Review
What would you do if you were punished for something you didn’t do? And were expected to be sorry for a fault you didn’t commit? Would you sulk and feel…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Medical Stories
Welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Our party room today is the very best in the whole Literary Lodge—the books room. Just think about it. A whole…
Read moreSeventeen-Ounce Miracle—Book Review
Do you ever wonder whether God really will provide? Whether He still works miracles today in the lives of His people? All of us face moments when our world seems…
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