I had the pleasure of reading the heartwarming story, Tom T’s Hat Rack, by Michele Spry, this past week and wanted to share my thoughts with you. The story is about a delightful fourth grader, Shelby, and how she tackles and completes a very meaningful project during her summer vacation. This is not an ordinary summer [...] Read more »
Imagineer loves Judy Blume’s Fudge books. So, its no surprise that Double Fudge ranks at the top of her favorite stories. She has read this one a handful of times in the past few months. Its on her kindle and serves as her “go to” book, when she is in between books. She thought it [...] Read more »
What would you do if your town was overrun by rats? Would you move? Would you call an exterminator? Would you pay someone to calmly lead the little rascals out of your town? The people of Hamelin Town were faced with this very problem and were offered a unique solution in Paying Piper, by Ilana [...] Read more »
What happens when a curious penguin finds a mysterious golden box in the icy waters of the Pole? Pandora the Penguin and her friends can tell you…..something magical! Bam Bam and I read “Pandora’s Box”, by Julia Dweck, tonight and were treated to a wonderful story with an important life lesson. Pandora is a penguin [...] Read more »
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pie-Rits, by Julia Dweck, to my five year old son, Bam Bam. The main characters of this magical tale are a cupcake named Sweet Cherry, a French Bread named Pierre, and a crescent roll named Victor. Pierre and Victor meet Sweet Cherry at the bakery and tell her tales of their [...] Read more »
My nine year old daughter, Imagineer, has read SuperFudge, by Judy Blume, at least three times in the past six months. We’re at the point now where she is always reading a new book while at the same time, we still see the bookmark moving in her SuperFudge book on the side table near her [...] Read more »
Broadway, my 11 year old daughter, just finished The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall. There are three novels in The Penderwicks series that have all been on the New York Times Bestselling List. The Penderwick novels have also won the National Book Award for Children’s Literature. From Jeanne Birdsall’s site, I found this quote about The [...] Read more »
I just finished Little Lady, Big Apple, by Hester Browne last night, and loved it. This is the second novel in the three part Little Lady Agency series. The first book is called The Little Lady Agency, and was my first exposure to Hester Browne’s work. Browne has the ability to create characters that you [...] Read more »
Imagineer, my 9 year old daughter, and I had the pleasure of reading “Forbidden Wings”, A Mermaids Story, by M.C. Arvanitis. This captivating story with fantastical characters is absolutely delightful, and delivers a powerful lesson for young readers. If you are brave, persistent, and have a sense of adventure, you can make your dreams come [...] Read more »
We have a review of “When you reach me” on this site already completed by my eleven year old, Broadway. Due to Broadway’s extreme excitement about this story, Imagineer, my 9 year old daughter, wanted to read the book as soon as possible. She just finished it today and I sat down with her for [...] Read more »
