“The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.” –Jim Trelease, author of The Read Alound Handbook The Benefits of Reading Aloud When I attended college back in the 1990’s, we elementary education majors got an earful about the 1985 findings of the U.S. Department […]
Alora series, by Tamie Dearen
Today I have the honor of introducing you to author Tamie Dearen. I met Tamie last spring. We’re in the Clean Indie Reads group together. When she asked for initial proofreaders for book two of the series that features below, I had just finished up Ella Wood, so I volunteered. (My mini-review: clean, compelling, hugely imaginative, and lovely. […]
Redwall, by Brian Jacques
(I just got home from 2 weeks without internet. I’ve been off the grid and out of touch, but I’m back and trying to catch up!) 🙂 I’m very late to this party. Before there was Harry Potter (90’s), there was Redwall (80’s). Where was I? I thought perhaps I had read this long ago, […]