This week I introduced my girls (ages thirteen and twelve) to the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice (and yes, Colin Firth). Such a walk down memory lane for me! If possible, Mrs. Bennett is more embarrassingly funny, Elizabeth more admirable, and Mr. Darcy more dreamy than I thought in my teens and early adulthood. (Okay, maybe … [Read more…]
Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski is a good picture book to introduce young readers and listeners to the history of meteorology. The premise of the book is to go back into history beginning with ancient times, present a misconception, and then explain what modern meteorologists understand today about the … [Read more…]
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano is a delight! This collection of poems, about fifty of them, follows the changing seasons from the perspective of a child, depicted as a girl through the illustrations. Each poem is dated, so this is also a nature journal, of sorts. The poems are … [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…]
These past two months have flown by, and during them I’ve managed to do a good bit of reading. Here’s what I’ve enjoyed: How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich. Steady Eddie heard an interview with the authors of this book and decided he needed to read it. He read it and recommended it … [Read more…]
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