“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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The dangers in our midst
This post contains affiliated and dangerous links. We’re listening to Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing in the car. It was published in 1972, and I read it as a kid. I have fond memories of the whole Judy Blume oeuvre. But listening to it with my kids, I have to say I’m shocked that […]
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The next adventure is here!
This post contains affiliated links. Well, not “here” here, because I forgot to order it early. But we’ll have it by Monday. What is it? The latest from Nathan Hale: Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor. I’ve previously written about these great books and my re-evaluation of the place of graphic novels. (Also, I […]
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War stories and adventure tales
*This post contains affiliated links I just finished reading The Aeneid with my daughters. Previously, we read (well, listened to) The Iliad and The Odyssey. These three epics are arguably three pillars of all Western Literature. (A fourth being the Bible.) Of the three, I had only read The Iliad previously, although I was […]
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Baby steps to a commonplace books
Last fall, I decided I wanted to start a commonplace book. Very simply, a commonplace book is a place where you collect quotes, selections from books, poetry, etc. It’s a good way to keep and meditate on the wisdom we come across through our reading. George Washington’s “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior” is the […]
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Fine Arts Friday: picture book art
*This post contains affiliated links. Moreso than usual. For most of us, our first introduction to any type of art was in children’s books. From Beatrix Potter’s English countryside to Tomie DePaola’s legends, illustrations help print stories on our hearts. They may not be the work of masters hanging in the Louvre, but the impact […]
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Terrible Tuesday: busy day, sick day
This week was already cross-eyed and off schedule (as evidenced by the fact that I’m throwing this together over a late lunch rather than having it scheduled), but then Bulldozer decided to get sick at occupational therapy. (Well, maybe not decided, but he did get sick.) So a half hour drive home with a vomiting […]
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Hear that?
I have read The Lord of the Rings probably a dozen times. I’ve read the appendix, I’ve read The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin. I’m not unfamiliar with Middle Earth. Just look at (the second copy of) my book! It’s been read! Right now, we’re listening to The Fellowship of the Rings as a family. […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Having an Epiphany
Feast, that is. January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany, the celebration of the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus. Or more likely toddler Jesus, who must have been thrilled with Frankincense. We normally try to have some sort of feast with friends, but we’ve been having trouble with lift-off the past […]
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Terrible Tuesday: It’s almost Christmas!!!!!
I’m not ready! I’m not ready! I’m not ready! Panicked links! Do you want to know how to get the Audible book of A Christmas Carol narrated by Tim Curry for just $0.99? Of course, you do! Okay, this is the deal: If you have the Kindle version of a book, very often you can […]
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Empty Shelf Book: Choosing the right medium
This post contains affiliated links. Title: The Iliad Author: Homer*, translation Richard Lattimore, narrator Charlton Griffin What it’s about: “The anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus and its devastation.” If you don’t know the story of the Iliad, there are spoilers ahead. The Iliad is about a few days toward the very end of the Trojan […]
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