I love summer for many reasons but a huge reason is the increase in reading time. Katherine and I have had a lot of time to read together so I have broken our favorites for this month in to two posts. Enjoy! Maryilyn’s Monster written by Michelle Knudsen & illustrated by Matt Phelan. All of […]
Read moreOn August 17th, on Facebook, Shannan and I will host the first ever Tween Us Book Club. To help us get excited about the upcoming event I created a discussion guide to get everyone thinking. Please take a look at our questions and plan to join us next week. I can’t wait to hear what […]
Read moreMy amazingly talented friend Lindsey at A Design So Vast recently posted a great questionnaire so I thought I would ‘borrow’ it and use it for my own post. Here goes and please share your answers in the comments if you are so inclined! Go-to weeknight recipe? I love the turkey taco recipe in the […]
Read moreOops! Looks like the month of July went by without a Picture Book Favorites post. It certainly wasn’t from lack of great picture books so here goes. Better late than never! Float by Daniel Miyares. I posted about Float the other day on Instagram which but the way is my new favorite social media platform […]
Read moreLast week, Katherine and I read See You Next Year by Andrew Larsen and Todd Stewart. See You Next Year tells the story of a family’s return to their favorite beach spot. It got me thinking about a piece I wrote last year. Our family travels to LBI every summer and I am often torn. […]
Read moreToday is one of my favorite days in the blogosphere. Quick Lit day at Modern Mrs. Darcy. This month, I learned a lesson about my reading preferences. I am not a fan of hugely long books. The story can be great but if it takes me ages to make it even half way through, there’s […]
Read moreThis week I held my first session of our Writers Circle Read Like a Writer Book Club. We have a great group. The kids are rising 7th and 8th graders and we have two boys and three girls. It is really a perfect mix. For months, I have been reading one middle grade book after […]
Read more“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Read moreTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was the first book that made me laugh out loud. Are You There God It’s Me Margaret was the first book that I closed if anyone was reading over my shoulder. Fudge is one of the first books that I remember loving as a child myself and as a […]
Read moreIt’s time for my monthly re-cap of our favorite new picture books. Enjoy and please do let me know what pictures you and your family are loving these days! Naptime by Iris De Mouy is a sweet tale of many animals who give many great excuses for why they will not take a nap. It […]
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