On the eve of Christmas Eve, I thought I’d add four new titles to the list of children’s Christmas books I began in 2011 and added to in 2012 and 2013. Tony Buzzeo’s Lighthouse Christmas is inspired by the Flying Santa Service that delivers presents to lighthouse keepers, Coast Guard members, and their families. Frances […]
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For the “Mere Brute Pleasure of Readingâ€
Somehow, I escaped reading To Kill a Mockingbird in high school and read it for the first time on my own in college. Picking it up proved to be fortuitous; not only did I love the novel, but I’ve also taught To Kill a Mockingbird maybe ten times since that first read. Truthfully, it is […]
Children’s Christmas Books for 2013
It’s a little messed up unorthodox, I’ll admit, posting my annual children’s Christmas books list on Christmas day. The story of why is a tale no one with any ambitions in life would ever want to hear, so I’ll just cut to the list. This year’s list is short and sweet; four books have caught […]
Reading Little House by the Big Ocean
As far back in childhood as I can recall, I was the girl that lived life with my face planted in a book. Often, it didn’t matter what I was reading; it just mattered that I was reading. To this day, I still have a fear of being somewhere and finding myself with five minutes […]
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Christmas 2012 Children’s Books
Last year, I shared with you a few of my favorite children’s Christmas books. This year, I decided to add some of our family’s recent finds to the list. Miscellaneous information here: I just stepped away from my computer for a moment after writing the above, and when I returned, I found that LCB had […]
What November Magazines Have Taught Me
Last weekend, I sat down with the November issues of several magazines. I’ve been a subscriber to Southern Living and Coastal Living for years, but currently I’m also receiving five complimentary magazine subscriptions, so my reading stack is large these days. Setting aside The Things I’ve Learned That Shall Not Be Discussed (like butt dimples […]