Although I rarely review children’s picture books anymore, The Great Carp Escape by Maddock and Ouano is worth an exception. Beth and her little brother Paul lived on a large lake and spent their summers on the beach, but they avoided the swampy, muddy area near the weeping willow. Once they had found a dead […]
Reviews: Children’s Fiction
Review: Tales from the Circle C Ranch by Susan K. Marlow
Spunky horse-loving Andrea Carter has the run of Circle C ranch in 1800’s California and gets into adventure after adventure with her horse Taffy, her brothers, and her friends. Her horse is truly special, her brothers save the day regularly, and she does her best to do so too. From little Andi wanting to wear […]
Top Twenty Books for Families to Read Aloud
Reading aloud is central to our family and our homeschool. It helps form who we are now and who we will become. It also teaches us about others and ourselves and, indeed, the world. After almost 20 years of homeschooling—and a few more of reading aloud—we have a list of family favorites: #1: The Bible. […]
Review: The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
Rejected by society because of his hunchback and crippled arm, artist and bird lover Philip Rhayader buys an abandoned lighthouse and a large portion of the desolate marshes of Essex surrounding it. Here he cares for birds, paints, and sails, all through the 1930’s. One day a little girl, Fritha, braves her fear of this […]
Lily Lapp Books Free and on Sale
The enchanting Lily Lapp books are on sale this week. My little girls LOVE them and read them over and over. These funny, real-life, wholesome stories are for ages 8-13 and appeal to both girls and younger boys 8-11. Life with Lily is free on Kindle from today to the 25th, and the next 3 volumes are […]