“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Get your impulse book buys here!
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Tuesday evening to let you know about two great offers for Kindle. Right now, you can get Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers for $1.99 for Kindle. This is the book that introduces Harriet Vane, and it’s one of the most interesting introductions of a love interest in literary history. Though […]
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Unexpected lesson
My eldest daughter has been reading Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man. She’s also decided that would be her poem to memorize this month. (Not the whole thing, just a couple of sections.) I was asking her about it today two days ago in lieu of a written narration, because Tuesday is still Tuesday, dangit. (Tuesday is […]
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Can’t we celebrate this more than once a year?
Remember getting totally lost in a book as a kid? On a snow day or rainy summer day or long after bedtime under the covers, do you remember reading for the sheer joy of being lost in a story? Wouldn’t it be awesome to do that again? Well, now you have a perfect excuse. It’s Drop […]
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O Frabjous Day!
A Beatrix Potter book has been discovered after 100 years! Callooh! Callay! (I know I’m mixing children’s authors here. That happens when I’m excited.) Publisher Jo Hanks re-discovered the treasure after she read about it in an out-of-print biography. (Another argument for reading old books: they contain things we’ve forgotten.) Kitty-in-Boots is about a cat with […]
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Thanksgiving preparation tips
Two things to remember: 1. Take your turkey out of the freezer in ample time to defrost. 2. Pull out or order your copy of Cranberry Thanksgiving, the best Thanksgiving book ever. We’ve passed the stage of handprint turkeys and pilgrims, but I’m pretty sure we’ll never outgrow this book. Well, I’ll never outgrow this […]
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Influences
This post contains affiliated links that are all highly recommended. Buy them, borrow them, or steal them, but you ought to read them. (Maybe not that last option; you’re not Bilbo Baggins, after all.) While reading Beowulf with the girls, I came across this passage: A dragon on the prowl from the steep vaults of a […]
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A banner day and a birthday eve
The Hobbit was published 78 years ago on September 21, 1937. Providentially, Bilbo’s birthday is on September 22, 1290, according to Shire Reckoning. Both days ought to be celebrated for the joy, adventure, and wonder they have brought to countless people. While there are no medical tests to help with this determination, typically through conversation […]
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Rabbits with swords, y’all!
*This post contains affiliated links. We just finished the best new children’s book I’ve read in … a long while. The Green Ember by S.D. Smith is a book that certainly every parent should read to their child, and frankly adults should read for themselves. Before I go on: Yes, it is a children’s book. […]
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June reads
Although I’m not very consistent with it, I find it helpful to blog my books because it helps me think more clearly about them. It’s the adult version of narration, if you will. I was going to do a full post on a couple of these books, but the best-laid plans of mice and all […]
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Summertime, and the reading is easy
Dust off your library cards (or, if you’re a homeschooler, pay up your fines!), it’s time for summer reading! But first, some thoughts on summer reading plans, programs, and purposes. (Please note, this is just my opinion based on my own experience, not The Authoritative Method for Summer Reading.) I love to read, and one […]
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