Book Release: Seize the Night
Good morning, everyone! We have an exciting new release to share with all of you, today. Seize the Night is a Christmas short story collection, featuring eight Christian authors who…
Read moreBlack Friday Indie Book Sale
Guess what, everybody? It is officially the week of American Thanksgiving! Known more familiarly to the retail industry as Black Friday Week. And today I am excited to be highlighting…
Read moreTop Ten: Vintage Reprints
Good morning, everyone! It’s time for another Top Ten list. Today we’re going to be exploring my Top Ten Vintage Reprints. I have to admit, this was a difficult list…
Read moreBook Release: A Homewood Christmas
Good morning and Happy Monday, everybody! (Yes, I did say Happy Monday. Everybody needs a happy start to the week once in a while!) This particular Monday happens to be…
Read moreDear Reader: What About Fiction?
Dear Reader, What about fiction? At some point in your teen years, this question is likely to surface. When you were at the picture book stage, it wasn’t even on…
Read moreDear Reader: What’s the Point of Reading?
Dear Reader, What’s the point of reading, anyway? There’s something in that question that makes you squirm, isn’t there? Something that makes you feel little, and vulnerable, and inadequate. Something…
Read moreTop Ten Children’s Classics
When I was a high school student, my siblings and I had a private newspaper. The editors of this paper had a limited readership, but great confidence. And in one…
Read moreDear Reader: The Girl You’re Going to Be
Dear Reader, One of the striking things about growing up is that the author begins addressing the preface to you. When you were very small, books didn’t have prefaces at…
Read moreRocket Science for Babies—Book Review
This book was totally another impulse-borrow. Rocket Science for Babies. It was part of a series. My public library had Organic Chemistry for Babies, too. I just had to see…
Read moreGood and Great: Outstanding Literature in Education
Alright, ladies and gentlemen! It’s time for another peep into Webster’s Dictionary. Today we’re taking a look at the role of good and great—outstanding—literature in education. When I looked up…
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