Tweet Gail Godwin’s Grief Cottage is getting rave reviews, including my own. I found myself savoring the book as it went along, not wanting it to end. That’s why I’m happy to be able to offer my review along with … Continue reading
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Tweet I’ve just started reading Alan Alda’s If I Understood You Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating. My review will appear soon, but in the meantime, I … Continue reading
Tweet Before Shannon Hale became a New York Times bestselling author of books like Goose Girl and Princess Academy, she was a girl growing up as the middle child of a family in Utah. She had a great imagination and … Continue reading
Tweet This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by Matt Lamothe is a great book to introduce kids to what life is like for children around the world. It … Continue reading
Tweet Alta runs fast, just like her idol Wilma Rudolph, an African American sprinter who grew up in Alta’s hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee, and won three Olympic gold medals. But when a new girl named Charmaine with fancy running shoes … Continue reading
Tweet I don’t often review products, but when Andy Hayes, the founder of Plum Deluxe tea got in touch about sampling his tea, I was intrigued. Plum Deluxe is in my hometown of Portland, and Hayes told me some of … Continue reading
Tweet Here’s a roundup of some great picture books I recommend, some that you can read to your two year old, some that are great even for 8 year olds. You and Me, Me and You by Miguel Tanco — … Continue reading
Tweet A young girl who identifies with the witch instead of the princess, board games that have real-life consequences, a summer at camp that turns out to be memorable in more than the usual way. Each of the 14 short … Continue reading
