This was a strange year of reading for me personally, mostly because it has been a profoundly difficult year. When I think of this year, I think of authors or themes rather than individual books. Still, there are a few stand-outs. Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer–oh, how I love this book! You can read my … [Read more…]
On our family’s recent trip to Boston and its environs, high on our short-list of places to visit was The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. I knew that I wanted to commemorate my visit with a souvenir of a book (or two), and Melissa Sweet’s new book, Some Writer!: The Life of E.B. … [Read more…]
I am so glad I decided way back in 2014 to make a real effort to read through the Newberys! Even during the months when I don’t read much, this gives me a focus and a sense of accomplishment. Here are this year’s posts. The first link is the introductory post for the month which … [Read more…]
Picking my favorite author and illustrator of picture books would not be easy for me, but I could make a fairly short list. Included on this list would be the dynamic duo of Philip C. and Erin E. Stead, husband-wife author-illustrator team. Imagine, then, my absolute delight when I realized that they had published not … [Read more…]
I’ve written my review of Gary D. Schmidt’s new book, Orbiting Jupiter, several times in my brain, only to lack the time to actually sit down and compose it on my blog. Now that I’m sitting down to compose, I hardly know where to start. First, let me say that I’m a fan of Gary … [Read more…]
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