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Woohoo! I am so excited to post this review and officially be caught up (for the moment) on my reviews! Nesting is officially starting in this last month of pregnancy so I'm putting it to good use in the blogging world. Tonight I am super excited to share some thoughts on the third Newbery Honor …
Continue reading [Where the Mountain Meets the Moon]: A Review
Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great Memorial Day weekend. I'm relaxing and nesting and, of course, reading a lot. Again, I find myself several books behind on reviews. Trying to finish out May by catching up. Here we go! Today I am excited to share some thoughts on a recent book club read: The …
Happy Monday, my friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Today I am excited to review The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. This month, the gal picking the book club book wanted to read a children's novel, which I think is awesome as we haven't read any in our book club. She brought …
Hi everyone and welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! Today's theme is Summer Reads Freebie. Can you believe summer is right around the corner? We can't wait! Today I decided to share some of my favorite books to read aloud with kids. It's a mix of picture books and …
Hi everyone and happy weekend! Today I am excited to post a review and to be just about caught up on my reviews (just Sense and Sensibility needs reviewing now)! I need to do more reading this month 😉 I've been on a bit of a children's lit kick lately, and it's been fun to read …
Happy Friday, everyone! I am really excited about my review today. Lately, I've been on a children's literature kick. When we go to the library, I seem to always find a children's novel that I haven't read before. Today I get to review one of my recent favorites: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. I'm not sure …
Hi y'all! I hope you're having a great weekend. Today I am back with another review. I am almost caught up with my reviews! Finally! I have been behind all year and I am so excited to catch up--at least momentarily. I am reviewing Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt today. This is the first time …
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 …
Continue reading [The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter]: A Review
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 …