Our family has long enjoyed Randall Goodgame’s Slugs & Bugs albums, and even though my older kids have outgrown asking for them, you might still overhear my 14-year old singing […]
A Light Through the Cave
“Sometimes a story’s the only way back from the darkness” — The Warden and the Wolf King Last summer, on our Epic Family Road Trip, we visited Carlsbad Caverns. We […]
John Ronald’s Dragons—A First Introduction to Tolkien
My son’s favorite books are the Lord of the Rings series, so buying John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien by Caroline McAlister for his birthday was […]
Glenn McCarty gives us Horace and Oscar
In any friendship, one person will challenge the other. Glenn McCarty’s new book, Horace and Oscar Visit the Lake, features just such a friendship. Horace, the stuffed rabbit, longs to […]
Which Are Better: Old Books or New?
As a writer as well as a reader, I often encounter debates as to whether old books or new books are better. One camp says old books are the best. […]