Please join me today at Great New Books where I review The Girl on the Train. After reading and loving Station Eleven last fall, I had a hard time falling in love with a book again. Until I read this one.
Read moreThe Secret Life of Squirrels by Nancy Rose tells the story of an adorable squirrel who enjoys a visit from his cousin. Nancy Rose sets up scenes in her backyard until a squirrel sneaks in for a photography sessions. Really clever and super fun to think about. Hank Has A Dream by Rebecca Dudley tells the […]
Read moreOur ‘coffee table’ is an ottoman and any ‘coffee table’ books that are on it tend to be in a pile along with many other books. All that said though, I have recently developed a thing for books that are fun to read when you have a minute to spare and just want to sit […]
Read more“How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world. How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway… And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness.” -Anne Frank
Read moreWhen I stopped by Lindsey’s lovely space today to read her ‘Things I Love Lately’ post, I was reminded that I haven’t written a similar post in ages so here goes… What I’m… Reading: I just finished The Girl on the Train. There will be way more to come on this one. It was so, […]
Read moreThe 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 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 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“Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.” -Maya Angelou
Read moreThis Tuesday, I am going to look at the Broke and Bookish Top 10 Tuesday through a middle grade lens. The topic is for the week is Top 10 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn’t Get To. When I think of all the genres that I read, interestingly, middle grade is the one […]
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