Who knew taxonomy could be so entertaining? But that’s the magic of today’s three treats… …starting with a caboodle of cats: I Am a Cat, written and illustrated by Galia Bernstein published in 2017 by Abrams Books for Young Readers …
wilderness adventure and ghost dogs
I recently tore through a terrific middle-grade novel, a crackling mixture of wilderness adventure, dry humor, and magical elements that captured my attention and fancy! Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire, by John August published in 2018 by Roaring …
a myriad marvels
I love creative, nonfiction books. And here’s a tip: If you’ve got a kid that can’t sit still for stories, try checking out a juicy-and-true book, starting with something s/he already loves — boats or bats, dancers or daredevils, spaceships …
tea at Longbourn, anyone?
I was surprised and delighted to see not one but two children’s biographies of Jane Austen pop up in 2018. Being a thorough Austen fan, I introduced my kids to her at fairly young ages, setting out tea and plenty …
quirky, saucy, moonlit, booming…poetry
April is National Poetry Month… …a splendid reminder of the volcanic force, cherry sweetness, tenderness and silliness of words fitted together masterfully in poetic forms. Over the years I have included many poetry books in my Orange Marmalade posts, and …
spring forth, Spring!!
Despite the fact that the calendar claims Spring arrived a couple of weeks ago, here in Minnesota we still have snow on the ground and the air has a decided nip to it. In fact, some parts of our lovely …
fiction favorites: Hope in the Holler
Today, in the category of Books That Surprised Me, allow me to introduce: Hope in the Holler, by Lisa Lewis Tyre published in 2018 by Nancy Paulsen Books 209 pages This book had to sneak up on me in order …
Astrid and Crow…fiction favorites
I have two middle grade novels to share with you today. In some ways, they are utterly different stories. One is set in the 1920s on an island off the coast of Massachusetts. The other is a contemporary story taking …
she inspires me…stories of women in history
March is Women’s History Month and I’m happy once again to alert you to a raft of books full of stories about capable, strong, intelligent, talented, persevering, curious, courageous, visionary women. I’ve also recently indexed all the women’s history titles …
buttresses, beams and bridges…architecture for kids part two
Earlier this week I posted a number of fantastic biographies of world-famous architects. Today I’ve got some books walking us through the story of architecture itself, the how, why, when, where of building rather than the who. First up, this …
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