You know those books that are so hyped you start to wonder if they are really all that good? Or if maybe they just have a great publisher that could get the book into all the right hands? Or if maybe their illustrator’s last book was so good that people assume this one will be […]

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There are many great things about having two girls. There is just no way to describe sisters without using a cliche or two. Their love for each other can make me cry on the very same day that their arguing does the same. Caroline and Katherine’s relationship is simply something I am proud and thrilled […]

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Rob picks up the paper from our sidewalk on his way to the bus each morning. Each night, he returns with only the parts that he thinks I would find interesting. Quite an efficient way for me to read the paper if you ask me. The other day, he said, “I brought you an article […]

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This weekend, my mother in law called with a question. “Just curious.”, she said. “Why aren’t you writing about Dr. Seuss?” March 2nd would have been Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday. The Lorax is being released this weekend. Dr. Seuss seems to be on everyone’s mind. While I know that Geisel was a genius and I […]

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Wow. My book cases would tell me I am a very happy woman…

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Last month, I posted about the books I had read over the course of the month with a hope of continuing to do so with each turn of the calendar. They say that it takes twenty one times to form a habit so I wouldn’t say I have it totally figured out but two for […]

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March Events: BOOKS AS GIFTS: How to  Choose Titles Children Will Love Instead of going back again and again to the same old favorites, learn how to choose current children’s literature that will leave kids wishing more people gave them books gifts. You will leave the session with the tools to make your own choices […]

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I was very sad last week when I read that J.K. Rowling’s next book is being written for adults. It made me think of a conversation that Caroline and I had recently about writing. She told me that she was pretty sure it was harder to write a children’s book than it would be to […]

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Last night at dinner, Katherine quieted the group, telling us all that she had a special announcement. “I got a new library card today. I lost my old one!” And then at bed time as we talked about our favorite parts of the day, Katherine said, “Getting my library card!” And then when I asked […]

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A lot of my time as a Cybils panelist was spent discussing exactly what it means for a book to be an Easy Reader. There is such a huge range of books that are published under this descriptor. Just a quick glance at the Cybils’ Short List of Easy Readers will show you what I […]

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