The other day I was out for lunch with a friend right down the street from my most favorite bookstore, The Curious Reader. We stopped in on the way to our car and as often happens, I discovered a new treasure. As we were chatting, Sally walked over to the new picture book shelf and […]
Read moreLast week, Anne, at Modern Mrs. Darcy, wrote a post called Four Minutes in the Nude. Now if that isn’t a catchy title, I’m not sure what is! It turns out that her post was more a winter survival guide than a scandalous tale but I was hooked none the less. Inspired by a writer […]
Read more“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and […]
Read moreKatherine and I found quite a few new picture books to love. Here they are: Last Stop on Market Street written by Matt De La Pena & illustrated by Christian Robinson. This book received a ton of pre-release press and it was worth every word. This book is a wonderful lesson in celebrating the good […]
Read moreI have been following the Thalia Kids’ Book Club events at Symphony Space for years. For some reason, when things have been appealing, our schedules haven’t allowed us to attend. Earlier this week, I noticed that there would be a 40th anniversary celebration of Tuck Everlasting with Natalie Babbitt on Sunday and amazingly, we had […]
Read moreSaturday has almost completely passed but I don’t want the day to get away from me without participating in my new favorite link up, Ruth Ayers’ Celebrate This Week. This week, I celebrate 1. Snow! I hate the cold but I have to admit that I like a good snowstorm or two. I like that it […]
Read more“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” -Joseph Campbell
Read moreI have a little secret for you. Neither of the girls pictured above read when they were in kindergarten. In fact, neither of them were truly fluent readers until the end of first grade. They both had excellent kindergarten and first grade teachers. Our school is one of the highest ranking public elementary schools in […]
Read moreThe topic at The Broke and Bookish today is ‘freebie’ so I went back in to their archives to find a fun subject that I haven’t tackled yet. It was really fun to make a list of ten authors that I would love to meet. You see, authors are my celebrities. The few times that […]
Read moreYou would think that I would have remembered to get my Quick Lit post up on the right day in January now wouldn’t you? Well, I didn’t. Quick Lit took place at the amazing Modern Mrs. Darcy last week but it’s happening here today. So here goes… Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Caroline […]
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