Hi y'all! I hope fall is in the air wherever you are! We are so excited for all things pumpkin and the crisp fall air. I am so excited to share some of my favorite refugee stories for kids. There are so many great books out there that discuss the experiences of children who are …
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Hi y'all! I hope you are feeling confident about your back to school schedules! We are solidly in our school routines and I am loving the structure to our days. And fall is just around the corner. Bring on the pumpkin everything and the sweaters! Today I'm really excited to share my review of The …
Hi y'all! I hope you are having a great week as summer comes closer! I am back with a review today as I work through my huge pile of reviews to write. I am really excited about this one! We read Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds for book …
Hi y'all! Hope you are enjoying spring and looking forward to the summer! We feel bittersweet about it at our house. I find myself under a mountain of reviews that need to be written. While I am actually a bit ahead on my 100 books read this year goal (so says Goodreads), that makes keeping …
Hi y'all! I'm excited to share a review of the newest Newbery Medal winner: When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller. I was immediately intrigued by this book when I heard it had won in 2020. And it was a fascinating and poignant story about the power of storytelling and the importance of family. …
Hi y'all! I'm excited to be back today with a review of A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 by Joan W. Blos. This novel won the Newbery Medal in 1980. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this Newbery winner from 1980. Written as a journal of 14 year old …
Hi y'all! Hope you are enjoying March! We've had several days of true spring weather and we are LOVING it! I can send the kids outside, we're all getting more sunshine, and looking forward to many outdoor adventures this year! Today I am here with a review. Suddenly, I find myself not so far behind …
Happy weekend, my friends! I hope this post finds you well. It's been a busy and thoughtful week for me. I found out this week that one of my most memorable professors passed away. Her class was incredibly difficult but also one of the most rewarding courses I ever took. I still think about the …
Hi y'all! I've scheduled this review to come out several weeks after I wrote it. Trying to get ahead so I have some posts coming when I am recovering and snuggling our newborn in July! I read Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor on a whim. I hadn't planned to read it this month but it …
Hi y'all! I am back tonight with a review which seems overdue. I sure go through phases of review writing motivation and the last week or so I haven't done much reviewing so they are piling up a bit again. I am excited to share my review of Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate. A good friend …
