My boys loved this book! We read it out loud together for homeschool last Halloween (yeah, somehow I missed posting it on here) and they complained every time we had to stop. Our final day we just kept reading, covering the last 30% of the book all at once. This is not literary fiction, so […]
The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
This is an ebook I borrowed from the library over spring break. I only grabbed it because I figured the eight I packed wouldn’t be enough and I knew it had won the Newbery (2004). It happened to pop up when I was randomly browsing the library website. I wasn’t searching for it. It didn’t […]
The Swift, by Alex Banks
I mentioned this release a few weeks ago and told you I was putting it to the top of my reading list. That’s because I read Alex Banks’ first MG book, Jump Boys, and was so impressed with the quality of the writing, editing, and formatting that I jumped at the chance to read this […]
Kibble Talk, by Cynthia Port
I picked this one up on a whim, after meeting the author online (unbeknownst to her). I’m glad I did, and so are my boys. Kibble Talk is a cute story about a young girl named Tawny who discovers she can converse with her dog, Dinky, whenever she eats dog food. At the heart of […]
Reading Rocks in Rockford
With my kids-at-home schedule, I haven’t been doing author events very often the past two years, but the one in Rockford, MI was fun last year. And it’s free. And my friend and fellow Emblazoner Lisa Orchard lives there. So what the heck. I participated again this year. I even brought my boys, T. Man […]
The Flying Burgowski, by Gretchen Wing
This is another book I picked up because I had met the author and I was intrigued. I’d read many of Gretchen’s blog posts and found her writing clear, concise, and fluid, so I took a chance on her book without her knowing it. It took me several days to read because of a crazy […]