(for more Feed Me Books Friday posts, visit The Adventure of Motherhood) There are 6.5 years between our two youngest children, and sometimes that age gap corresponds with a memory gap for me.  I forget what works best at different ages and stages, and when I “rediscover” tips and tricks, I’m astounded I forgot [...]

(for more Feed Me Friday posts, visit The Adventure of Motherhood) We all know how inquisitive little kids can be, and I love finding books that present facts from the real world in fun ways.  The only problem with many I’ve found, though, is that they are either too big and lose the kids’ interest, [...]

I’ve decided to join an online weekly children’s book carnival hosted by Janna at The Adventure of Motherhood.  It’s called Feed Me Books Friday, and it just seems so fitting, given that I must read at least a dozen books aloud to my 2yo son every day.  Oftentimes I think to myself “I love this book!” [...]

I’ve been struggling to start a few adult general fiction books recently, but nothing has held my interest.  I recalled how Young Adult fiction tends to “clear my palette” (so to speak) for reading, so I surfed our bookshelves until I found Hex Hall, by Rachel Hawkins – a book Hyperion had sent me recently [...]

I won this book about a year ago from another blog’s giveaway, and for some reason have let it sit at the bottom of my To Be Read pile. Having now just finished it, though, I feel like shouting:  I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK!  Times like this make a booklover crazy there isn’t someone sitting just across the room with [...]

The Book: Raven Stole the Moon, by New York Times Bestselling Author Garth Stein Synopsis: When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to visit Wrangell, Alaska, it’s a wrenching return to her past. The hometown of her Native American grandmother, Wrangell is located near the Thunder Bay Resort, where Jenna’s young son, Bobby, disappeared [...]

I mentioned back in my “Prettiest Me” post (which detailed my new-found awareness of all things Beauty) a book I’ve been referring to often in my research.  It’s Nina Garcia’s The One Hundred:  A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own. This book is nearly perfect in every way.  It’s clear, straightforward, shows the [...]

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press; 1 edition (August 1, 2009)   Synopsis: For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf–her wolf–is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the [...]

Reviewing a book by Max Lucado tends to challenge all attempts at brevity; I find myself wanting to quote half the book, Lucado’s own words being much more powerful than my ability to summarize them. As it is, my copy of Lucado’s newest book, Fearless, is heavily tagged with sticky notes on all the passages [...]

Back in May I received an email with perhaps the most enticing subject line for an avid reader: “May I send you a book?” I had been wading through several review obligations and was already experiencing rapid detachment from this blog, but still, I was intrigued. The sender was author Rosy Thornton, and she asked [...]