A Christmas book review in March? What’s up with that? Well, for most Christmas books it would not work. However, A Happy Trails Christmas by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans is about the gospel even more than about December 25th, and that’s why it is a good read for Easter, too. In A Happy Trails […]
Reviews: Nonfiction
Review: Papa’s Wife by Thyra Ferre Bjorn
After lunch, I read aloud to the children. It’s one of my favorite times of day, especially while we’ve been reading Papa’s Wife, an international best seller of the mid-20th century. Papa’s Wife by Thyra Ferre Bjorn tells the story of Maria who became a maid for Pastor Pontus Franzon in Lapland. She was thrilled […]
Review: A Farmer’s Daughter by Dawn Stoltzfus
Since I have celiac disease, I rarely pick up a mainstream cookbook, but A Farmer’s Daughter was irresistible. You see, it’s about real, yummy, please-your-family food. What else would a Mennonite dairy farmer’s daughter (and former owner of The Farmer’s Wife market) write about? A Farmer’s Daughter: Recipes from a Mennonite Kitchen is full of […]
Review: J. R. R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend by Colin Duriez
Since Tolkien’s fantasies are a big part of our home and homeschool, I was excited to read what a recognized expert had to say about him. In J.R.R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend, Colin Duriez has given us a thorough and upbeat biography of the man and his ideas. Tracing his life from the very beginning, the […]