Wouldn’t you know it? What is surely destined to be on of my Best Books of 2019, and I can’t share a single quote from it because I listened to the audio version! From the beginning of News of the World by Paulette Jiles, I was completely mesmerized. I used to be a great reader … [Read more…]
February is the month of my birth and so is one of my favorite months of the year. I love feeling special (classic Enneagram 4 here, yes), and February makes me feel special. I’m glad I can finally admit it. Ha! Another reason to like February this year is that I have done a fair … [Read more…]
I told you I am into fairy tales this year. 🙂 Hope’s review of Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley convinced me to pick this one up and soon. Although it has been on my radar for years and years, I had never read this positively captivating … [Read more…]
It has been a curious year of reading aloud. My little family is growing up, and it is more obvious to me in this arena of our family life than almost anywhere else. Also, the fact that I have four children in four distinct phases of development has never been more apparent to me. With … [Read more…]
My total this year, between reading to myself {for myself–you know what I mean} and reading aloud {the number of titles that I actually read is a little iffy because Steady Eddie and I share duties at night}, is somewhere in the neighborhood of sixty books. This, of course, doesn’t include picture books. The number … [Read more…]
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