This is my third year with the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge. I love having a list of books I’ve read each year, because it helps me remember the joy and learning involved with each one. I also read many worthwhile books, including some adult books, aloud to the children this year and listed them […]
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Some Favorite Living History Authors
Our family reads so many living history books! In some ways, you could say we are shaped by them…. Here are some of our favourite history authors for all ages: Laura Ingalls Wilder. Of course! Her books have probably changed the face of North America. As you probably know, there’s a recipe book, a song […]
52 Books in 52 Weeks 2011
This will be my second year with the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge. I love having a list of books I’ve read each year, because it helps me remember the joy and learning involved with each one. Book # 0.Tell Your Time: How to Manage Your Schedule so You can Live Fulfilled by Amy […]
Review: A Trio of Huguenot Stories
The Baron of Salgas: A True Huguenot Story by Sabine Malplach Not long after adjusting pyramids of fruit in the chateau’s dining room before an important dinner, beautiful Lucrece married the most distinguished of her father’s guests, the Baron of Salgas. She became mistress of his great estates in the Cevennes Mountains, and soon children were […]
Books Read Recently
I only finished one book in the last week, Still House Pond by Jan Watson (review coming up). This book, while gripping, bothered me with its ‘modern attitudes.’ One good point was that it showed graphically how youngsters can be influenced by what they read. Of course, that is true for adults as well. Unfortunately, […]