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 finished Bomb by Steve Sheinkin over this past weekend, and I’ve really wondered what to say about it. I even considered saying nothing at all, but then, how can I not at least mention a book that has been given all these awards? A 2012 Cybils Award for nonfiction A 2013 Sibert Medal for “the … [Read more…]
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai has the distinction of being awarded both a 2012 Newbery honor and a 2011 National Book Award. Although I’ve yet to finish a single other of the winning titles from either award, I can say that I loved Inside Out and Back Again and will be surprised if it is bested … [Read more…]
I catalogued Louise Erdrich‘s The Birchbark House as our last chapter book read-aloud of 2011, though we actually just finished it up this week. I have mixed feelings about this chapter book which I will try to express in this review. Some spoilers will be necessary to explain the whys and wherefores of my mixed feelings … [Read more…]
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