Cover Reveal! Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
I’m excited to be part of Cheryl’s Rainfield’s Cover Reveal blog tour! Book Description: In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen...
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Jan 21, 20131 min read
Mommy Read it Again: My No, No, No Day by Rebecca Patterson
From the moment Bella wakes up, nothing is right. Her baby brother is in her room (“GET OUT OF MY ROOM!”), her mother tries to giver her...
Dec 17, 20121 min read
My Favorite Books of 2012
It’s that time again! Every year I choose my favorite kids’ books, and this year instead of making my millions of excuses about how it’s...
Dec 10, 20121 min read
Picture Book Review: OH NO, Little Dragon! and Except If by Jim Averbeck
(My daughter after reading OH NO, Little Dragon! by Jim Averbeck) OH NO, Little Dragon! is an adorable and colorful picture book by Jim...
Dec 3, 20121 min read
Read it Again, Mommy: Shiver Me Letters by June Sobel
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel; Illustrated by Henry Cole Let me start out by saying that I (usually) hate alphabet books....
Nov 26, 20122 min read
Picture Book Review: Dangerously Ever After by Dashka Slater
[2013 Update: (see original review below) Now that this book is age-appropriate for my daughter (she’s now almost 4) she loves this book!...
Nov 19, 20125 min read
Guest Post by Jim Averbeck and Dashka Slater: 5 Fun Things about Fire and Top 5 Dangerous Plants
This week I have something a little different: a guest blog post from two amazing picture book authors, Jim Averbeck and Dashka Slater....
Nov 12, 20122 min read
MG Book Review: Libby of High Hopes by Elise Primavera
Libby of High Hopes by Elise Primavera This is a totally cute, sweet book about an almost-11-year-old girl named Libby who dreams of...
Nov 5, 20121 min read
YA Book Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is YA historical fiction at its very best. The story takes place in World War II and is told from the...
Oct 22, 20121 min read
Re-reading Susan Cooper’s “Over Sea, Under Stone” in Cornwall
This past summer, my family and I headed out for a vacation in Cornwall. I loved it there, and actually felt I’d already been since I’d...
Oct 15, 20121 min read
Mommy Read it Again: Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau
I’m back! As some of you may (or may not) know, I recently had a baby girl and am just starting to get back into the swing of things. I...
Sep 5, 20121 min read
Mommy Read it Again: Egg Drop by Mini Grey
Egg Drop by Mini Grey This is a kooky picture book about a little egg who wants to fly, but unfortunately, as you know, eggs can’t. The...
Aug 24, 20121 min read
Toddler Favorites: Guess That Picture Book
My toddler likes to quote from some of her favorite books. Let’s see if you can guess which ones these are! Mystery Book #1: Toddler runs...
Aug 13, 20121 min read
MG Book Review: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
A sweet, funny story about four rambunctious sisters on summer vacation. The perfect read for those last days of summer vacation when...
Jul 23, 20121 min read
Mommy Read it Again: Limelight Larry Deserves the Spotlight
This week, I wanted to spotlight one of my two-year-old’s favorite books from the library this past month: Limelight Larry by Leigh...
Jul 9, 20121 min read
MG Book Review–The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #1: The Mysterious Howling by Maryros
I absolutely loved this book! I kept stopping to read things out loud to my husband and even recommended it to people before I was even...
Jun 18, 20121 min read
Mommy Read It Again: Two Picture Books with Gorgeous Illustrations
Just wanted to highlight two recent favorites from our library trips. Both of these are visually stunning for completely different...
Jun 8, 20124 min read
Going Beyond Fan Fic – Making Your Favorite Characters Your Own
“Where do you get your ideas?” This is one of the questions that authors dread because it comes up so frequently, pretty much every time...
Jun 4, 20121 min read
In which I blog yet again about the PEN Award Ceremony, only this time with photos
As many of you already know (because you heard me enthusing about it a million times online), I was one of two recipients this year of...
May 21, 20121 min read
An apropos comic strip…
This week’s Bizarro is relevant to one of my WIP’s. Care to guess which one? #comicstrips
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