I believe I can safely say that we have reached what we used to call the dog days of summer. Most mothers know these days very well. The kids are no longer enthusiastic about being out of school but it’s several weeks before school starts up again. Their normal toys and other activities are starting [...]
The Ghost, The White House and Me
Judith St. George
Scholastic Inc., 2007
Today’s post is written by a guest blogger. Well, to be honest, she is an aspiring guest blogger. On a recent visit with my ten-year-old granddaughter she shared with me a book she was reviewing for her fourth-grade class. I thought you might enjoy hearing [...]
I am thoroughly enjoying this chance to re-read some of the books I enjoyed as a child. Most of us who are adult book lovers got our start as children. We can all give lists of those favorites. And then, if we have children of our own, we get to share those favorites with our [...]
Homer Price
Robert McCloskey
The Viking Press, 1941
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Homer Price was one of my childhood heroes. I was quite the tomboy and I imagined myself as Homer. We had a lot of things in common. We both lived in the Midwest, although his town is smaller than mine. We both have some rather quirky relatives and [...]
The Railway Children
by Edith Nesbitt
Sea Star Books, 1906
So many things happen in this tale of three children and their mother. They have moved from their wealthy villa near London to an isolated village somewhere in the English countryside. They are suddenly very poor and their father is mysteriously away for a long time.
Being poor doesn’t [...]
This year I’m going back and reading some of the favorite books I loved as a child. I shared them with my children and now I’m starting on the grandchildren. Today I am going to share two books with you by the same author, Robert McCloskey. The stories are different but the writing style is [...]
There Is a Bird on Your Head
by Mo Willems
Hyperion Books for Children, 2007
ISBN- 10: 1423106765
How great to have books for children that makes them laugh out loud. Mo Willems is the genius behind the Pigeon series of books that I’m familiar with. My three-year-old granddaughter, Lou, and I are especially enamored with “Don’t Let [...]