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12 Books All About Tree Houses
It’s an absolutely gorgeous day today. The sun is shining, the sky is a bright blue with puffy white clouds, and the birds are chirping. It’s the perfect day to spend in a tree house. I judge many a tree on whether or not it would make a good “tree…
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Music for Tigers by Michelle Kadarusman
Synopsis: “Shipped halfway around the world to spend the summer with her mom’s eccentric Australian relatives, middle schooler and passionate violinist Louisa is prepared to be resentful. But life at the family’s remote camp in the Tasmanian rainforest is intriguing, to say the least. There are pig-footed bandicoots, scary spiders,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Opening Lines
Sometimes an opening line will grab you right away, while others fade into the distance as you are sucked up by the setting, the characters, and the plot. Here are some opening lines I love from the books that surround me in my home office. Enjoy! Top Ten Tuesday: Opening…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/25/2020
Last Week I’m a reading machine right now! At the beginning of the pandemic, I was having trouble focusing on any books and now it’s like books are as important to me as breathing! Alright, maybe not that important, but without being as social, books have become my escape from…
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Virtual Programming: Book Talks
While we’re working from home, my children’s librarian and I have been sharing book talks for elementary and middle grade readers. This is an great program on a couple of fronts: we don’t have to worry about copyright issues it’s easy to do, especially if you’re a big reader if…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/18/2020
Last Week Before the coronavirus hit, my partner and I had planned a few home improvement projects that we’re now finally able to start working on (with contractors being allowed to work again). Besides a new roof (and gutters) and a fence for the dog, we’ve been looking at getting…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Abandoned (or almost abandoned)
For many years, I felt the need to finish a book if I started it. Now, I’m much more lenient about letting go of a book that doesn’t grab me in the first 50 pages or so. I figure that either I can come back to it at another time…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/11/2020
Last Week Reading continues to be my life raft in the midst of this crazy storm. I read a lot this week but two were graphic novels, one was a novel in verse, and another was an elementary age nonfiction. Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon (Middle Grade…
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Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon
Synopsis: A girl journeys across her family’s land to save her grandmother’s life in this captivating and magical debut that’s perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish. Yolanda Rodríguez-O’Connell has a secret. All the members of her family have a magical gift—all, that is, except for Yolanda. Still, it’s something…
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Celebrate Teachers – 18 Books for Teacher Appreciation
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! And in my humble opinion, we should always appreciate and celebrate teachers. Now more so than ever after having to adapt to a completely different world of teaching! Like in any career, not every teacher out there is cut out to be a teacher.…
