Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I am excited to share a review today of a book I read out loud to my kids this fall. We all loved it! Mandy by Julie Andrews is simply delightful. Initial Thoughts: I was initially drawn to this book when I found out that Julie Andrews wrote it. I …
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[The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found]: A Review
Merry Christmas, my friends! I hope this season fills you with joy and peace. We all need a bit more of that in this crazy world. Today I am really excited to share my review of The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found by Karina Yan Glauser. This is the fourth book in the Vanderbeeker series which …
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[Stargirl]: A Review
Hi y'all! I'm excited to share my review today of Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. I recently reread this novel for my neighborhood book club. While I'm fairly certain I've read this book before (probably when I was a teenager?), it felt like I was reading it for the first time. In many ways, Stargirl is …
[The Candymakers]: A Review
Hi y'all! Hope you are enjoying June. Around here, summer has officially started and I'm doing everything I can to stay a bit cooler. We are enjoying mornings outside and lots of frozen treats. The baby countdown is starting to get a bit shorter! I am really excited to share my review of The Candymakers …
[Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH]: A Review
Hi y'all! Where has this week gone? I realized today that I hadn't posted at all this week. There isn't a big reason for this. Just many little ones from family time to tired evenings. I'm excited to share a recent Newbery read of mine with you today! Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH …
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[The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am excited to share my review of a recent read aloud that I read to my kids: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. I read this out loud to my kids over the past several weeks. It was my first time reading it which I must admit was a …
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[The Solid Grounds Coffee Company]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am really excited about today's review. This is a book that I have anticipated reading for a while--basically since I finished the first two books in the series (check out my reviews of those novels: The Saturday Night Supper Club and Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe). The Solid Grounds Coffee Company by Carla …
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[The Great Divorce]: A Review
Hi y'all! I'm back today with a review as part of my 3 posts reviewing works for The Classics Club. I've been focusing on this list for the last month or so because suddenly my deadline is coming this year! Today I am reviewing The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. I added a few …
[Enna Burning & River Secrets]: A Double Review
Hi y'all! I am here today with a bit of an unusual review. When I first started blogging back in 2015, some of my first reviews were on some of my favorite novels. One of those was The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. Fun fact, The Goose Girl is the first in a series of four …
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[A Return of Devotion]: A Review
Hi y'all! Today I am thrilled to be posting my first review in several months. It seems a lovely way to get back into writing to share my review of A Return of Devotion by Kristi Ann Hunter. I've raved about Kristi's Hawthorne House series on my blog (which I have read in its entirety …
