As we turn the corner of a new year, I’m trying to list some of the good things that have come out of 2020. For many of us, I think one benefit has been spending more time outside, either visiting with family and friends or just enjoying nature after being cooped up in the house. […]
James D. Witmer’s The Strange New Dog
This winter welcomed the release of James D. Witmer’s new mystery chapter book, The Strange New Dog. Story Warren readers might be familiar with his delightful book of short stories, A Year in the Big Old Garden, featuring tales of squirrels, chipmunks, and rabbits. This one flips the script and takes us indoors, into the […]
Jennifer Trafton’s Henry and the Chalk Dragon
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today we are re-posting Laura’s excellent review to celebrate that Henry and the Chalk Dragon is now available as an audiobook, which you can see on Audible by clicking here. It’s not often that I read an entire book in just one or two sittings, but that’s exactly what I did earlier this […]
Lemony Snicket’s The Dark
“I’m afraid of the dark.” If you’ve ever said or thought this, would you please raise your hand? Okay, every one of you can put your hand down now, ‘cause I know you all raised ‘em. We all know the dark is scary sometimes. Literal, emotional, spiritual; there’s all kinds of darkness, and they all […]
Vanessa Brantley-Newton’s Just Like Me
Today we’re highlighting a girl book! I’m not usually the type to reach for the pink-iest pink or the bow-iest bow, but I absolutely loved Vanessa Brantley-Newton’s Just Like Me, a book of poems for and about girls. Starting with the bright pink endpapers, this short picture book of poems is full of words and […]
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