Are you looking for some summer reading ideas for your kids? How about a Kids Book Club?? You, or at least someone you know, are probably in a book club. The popularity of book clubs in America (and maybe around the world?) is pretty amazing. It would be interesting to know why people join book…
Book Review The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho What I Liked This is a beautiful book! Paulo Coelho’s writing style is smooth and gentle and very quotable. I found myself wishing that I hadn’t borrowed the book from the library, but rather that I had bought it so I could underline passages. Of all the books…
Over the past several years, our family has traveled quite a bit. And, it’s been an intentional decision! Not just, hey let’s go on vacation, but wow, we’ve only got our kids for a few more years – let’s make them count! Hence the idea of intentional travel! For me, it hit me when…
One of my favorite ways I used to get my kids reading was to find a great book and read together. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve done this since my kids are “too old.” Both of my kids are plowing through books on their own and don’t have time to sit and let…
The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg I read The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler for the first time when I was in college taking a Children’s Literature class. I enjoyed the story line then and enjoyed it now. But I have to say that re-reading it as…
I have been thinking lately about the notion of living intentionally. How do we live intentionally? And, why?? I remember my daughter asking me several years ago if we were poor. I answered her no, why? Her answer was, “if we are not poor why don’t we have…”. I thought about it for a minute, because I felt like the…
Dinosaur Cove: Attack of the Tyrannosaurus If you have a young dinosaur lover in your house, this book series is a must-read! Children enjoy reading Attack of the Tyrannosaurus because it is a fun, exciting, and fast-paced book. This is the story of Jamie, who has just moved to Dinosaur Cove, and Tom. Because they are young boys and similar,…
Like probably everyone else, summer is one of my favorite times of year! I really enjoy having my kids out of school and to be able to do fun things with them. Of course, now they pretty much have their own schedules (being teens), but we still really enjoy our summers. Reading probably isn’t on…
If you are looking for an adventurous, swashbuckling pirate tale then Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson might just be what you’re looking for! Magic Marks the Spot is a fun, silly tale of a young girl, Hillary, who wants to become a pirate. Her father, the Admiral, wants her to go to finishing school and…
What? No TV? Are you kidding? That was pretty much the conversation in our house the first time I introduced the idea to my kids (and husband) that we turn the TV off for the summer. They were fairly young (my kids), probably 3rd & 5th grade at the time. Nickelodeon and Disney were very popular…
Get your kids reading this summer! How, you might ask? Here’s how… Coming soon to a theater near you ~ your favorite book! Every summer it seems like there are a whole lot of great blockbuster hitting the big screen. What a golden opportunity for reading. At least a few of these movies were probably…
When reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, I almost put it down, several times, because I thought it was going to be really creepy! The photographs, the beginning chapters all pointed to a creepy, horror story. This book might even be categorized as a horror story. I was compelled, though, to continue reading, and I’m glad I did!…