There is something so magical about reading Harry Potter--whether I'm a kid or a mom. I just love these books. I realized this week was the last one in September (crazy!) and I needed to read the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire before the end of the month. Well, it was easy to …
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It's a lazy Saturday night at our house watching college football and snacking on homemade cookies. Life is good in Texas 🙂 I am here tonight with a review of a neat little book tonight: The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. I happened upon this book on Goodreads a few weeks ago. It caught my …
Hi all. I am so excited to review The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter tonight. This is one of my absolute favorite children's authors. There is just something about her beautiful stories, timeless characters, and inspiring ideals that I love. I bought a set of Beatrix Potter books in the Lake District on my study …
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Hi guys. I hope you all had a great weekend and that your football team won (unlike mine 😦 ). It was a sad night on Saturday. But we also bought a new car this weekend so it wasn't all bad! I am so excited to review A Sparrow in Terezin by Kristy Cambron today. …
So I just finished A Sparrow in Terezin by Kristy Cambron. And my head is full of WWII bombings, Jewish ghettos, and beautiful love stories. But I actually snuck The First Four Years in right before I started my new favorite WWII novel. So I thought I better write a review of it before I …
Guys. I finally finished book 10!! This feels like a really big deal to me. First, this is the longest of the books within the novel. And second, it covers about 15% of the book from just after 50% to almost 70%. That was such a hard stretch for me! When I hit the half …
Happy last day of August, friends! Time to sneak in one last review for the month. And I am really excited about this one. A few weeks ago I got my new library card (priorities, right?) and hit the shelves looking for a too long list of books high on my TBR. I could only find a few of …
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I am super excited to introduce the newly designed Greenish Bookshelf! It is definitely still a work in progress but I am thrilled with the new look so far. I am also excited to review These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder today. I remember really loving this book as a child. The title …
Happy almost weekend everyone! Tonight I am reviewing one of my favorite Harry Potter books--Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling. I have always loved this particular book and am excited to share some of my thoughts here. This is part of my Harry Potter Marathon from June-December 2016. I will …
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Hello fellow Potter fans! I am so excited to share my thoughts on the new Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling and company. I feel like this review has been a long time coming. Now that we are finally settling in, I am reading more, and this one was the top of my …
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